Information About

Riley Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

67 ° 1' 57" N,
156 ° 38' 58.999" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Kobuk

Elevation

328 ft (99.97 m)

Riley Creek in Detail.

About

flows E to Kogoluktuk River, 16 mi. NE of Shungnak, Brooks Range

History

Prospectors' name given about 1908 and reported by P. S. Smith and H. M. Eakin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1910 (in Brooks and others, 1911, p. 294). Lieutenant G. M. Stoney's Eskimo interpreter was called "Riley" (Stoney, 1900, p. 17). However, it was more likely named for the small steamboat John Riley which plied the Kobuk River about the time the stream was named.

Topo Maps

Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1964), Ambler River A-2 (1985), Ambler River A-2 SE (2016),
Places Near Riley Creek
Cities:

Kalla,

Lakes:

Kollioksak Lake,

Mountains:

Asbestos Mountain, Ferguson Peak,

Rivers:

Kogoluk River, Kogoluktuk River, Kollioksak River,

Streams:

California Creek, Canyon Creek, Clara Creek, Glacier Creek, Harry Creek, Juanita Creek, Little Creek, Lynx Creek, Radio Creek, Riley Creek, Ryan Creek, Stockley Creek, Trinity Creek, Wonder Creek, Wye Creek,

Valleys:

Ambler Lowland,