Information About

Outwash Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 41' 43.001" N,
155 ° 4' 46.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Hughes

Elevation

1335 ft (406.91 m)

Outwash Creek in Detail.

About

Flows N to the Kurupa River, 25 mi NNW of Kurupa Lake, Brooks Range

History

So named about 1950 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists during exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4, because "stream runs through a belt of terraced gravel that is part of an outwash plain from one of the glacial advances."

Topo Maps

Killik River (1956), Killik River (1956), Killik River (1956), Killik River (1956), Killik River (1956), Killik River (1956), Killik River C-4 (1986), Killik River C-4 NE (2016),
Places Near Outwash Creek
Streams:

Heather Creek, Nogak Creek, Outwash Creek,