Information About

Marsh Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Marsh Creek on The Map

Location

69 ° 58' 45.001" N,
144 ° 47' 29" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Marsh Creek in Detail.

About

heads N of Mount Weller, in the Sadlerochit Mts., flows N to Camden Bay, 3 mi. E of Collinson Point and 27 mi. SW of Barter I., Arctic Plain

History

Named by Leffingwell (1919, p. 97) for the prospector, S. J. Marsh, who spent many years in northern Alaska. In 1948 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) reported the Eskimo name "Nuvoak (nuvuk)" meaning "point of land" or "cape."

Topo Maps

Mount Michelson D-2 (1955), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956),
Places Near Marsh Creek
Bays:

Simpson Cove,

Capes:

Collinson Point,

Rivers:

Katakturuk River,

Streams:

Carter Creek, Marsh Creek, West Fork Marsh Creek,