Information About

Okrurat Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Okrurat Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 34' 7" N,
166 ° 13' 37.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Elevation

341 ft (103.94 m)

Okrurat Creek in Detail.

About

flows W to Chuckchi Sea, 5.8 mi. S of Cape Dyer, Arctic Slope.

History

Eskimo descriptive name reported in 1950 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to mean "white rocks" and spelled "Oak-wroo-rut."