Information About

Kay Creek

Kay Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 253 ft (77.11 m)
About

flows SW to Chukchi Sea, 2.5 mi. S of Cape Lisburne, Arctic Slope

History of Kay Creek

This appears to be an Eskimo name probably derived from "Keak," a name reported in 1950 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), or a shortened form of the name of a nearby camp called "Kayniktouk" by D. C. Foote, of Project Chariot.