Information About

Kivivik Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

67 ° 57' 51.001" N,
161 ° 50' 35.002" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Kotzebue

Elevation

328 ft (99.97 m)

Kivivik Creek in Detail.

About

heads in Maiyumerak Mts. of Baird Mts., flows NW 19 mi. to Noatak River 2 mi. SE of its junction with Kugururok River, 40 mi. NE of Noatak; Brooks Range

History

Eskimo name meaning "going away for good," or "disappears," obtained in 1956 at Noatak by Orth. and child who used this stream as a short-cut to the Eli River disappeared.

Topo Maps

Baird Mountains (1951), Baird Mountains (1951), Baird Mountains (1951), Baird Mountains D-6 (1955), Baird Mountains D-6 (1955), Baird Mountains (1956), Baird Mountains (1956), Baird Mountains (1956), Baird Mountains (1956), Baird Mountains (1956), Baird Mountains (1956), Baird Mountains (1956), Baird Mountains (1965), Baird Mountains D-6 NW (2015),

Places Near Kivivik Creek

Cliffs:

Sekuiak Bluff,

Lakes:

Lake Mapsa, Lake Narvakrak, Lake Tulugak, Tulugak Lake,

Mountains:

Kilyaktalik Peaks,

Mountain Ranges:

Maiyumerak Mountains,

Rivers:

Kugururok River,

Streams:

Kivivik Creek, Kungiakrok Creek,

Valleys:

Noatak Canyon,