Information About

Katak Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Katak Creek on The Map

Location

69 ° 21' 24.001" N,
144 ° 32' 22.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Elevation

1601 ft (487.98 m)

Katak Creek in Detail.

About

In Franklin Mts., heads at glacier 5 mi. S of Mount Chamberlin, tlows NE and then E to the Hulahula River, 8 mi NW of Mount Michelson, Brooks Range

History

Eskimo name obtained at Barter Island by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geologists in 1948 and reported to mean "fall" or "drop," which may refer to rapids or falls along the course of the stream. It was reported by C. L. Whittington, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1960.