Information About

Kugachiak Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kugachiak Creek on The Map

Location

69 ° 58' 8" N,
162 ° 29' 39.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Wainwright

Kugachiak Creek in Detail.

About

heads in lake, flows NW 20 mi. to Kasegaluk Lagoon, 20 mi. NE of Point Lay; Arctic Plain.

History

Eskimo name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1956 and means, in a sense, "new stream."

Topo Maps

Point Lay (1955), Point Lay (1955), Point Lay (1955), Point Lay D-1 (1955), Point Lay D-1 (1955), Point Lay D-1 NW (2014),
Places Near Kugachiak Creek
Cities:

Tolageak,

Bays:

Kasegaluk Lagoon,

Capes:

Tungaich Point,

Channels:

Utukok Pass,

Islands:

Solivik Island,

Rivers:

Utukok River,

Streams:

Kugachiak Creek, Niklavik Creek, Tungak Creek,