Information About

Ruby Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City:

Kobuk

Elevation:

568 ft (173.13 m)

About

flows N to Shungnak River, 17 mi. NE of Shungnak, Brooks Range

History of Ruby Creek

Prospectors' name "derived from the ruby garnet," reported by P. S. Smith and H. M. Eakin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (in Brooks and others, 1911, p. 300).

Found on the following 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 SW (2016),

Places Near Ruby Creek

Cities:

Kobuk,

Mine:

Partner Mine,

Mountains:

Asbestos Mountain, Aurora Mountain, Bannock Mountain, Cosmos Mountain, Eightmile Mountain, Inerevuk Mountain, Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Cosmos Hills,

Rivers:

Kogoluk River, Kogoluktuk River, Kuikcherk River,

Streams:

California Creek, Camp Creek, Dahl Creek, Glacier Creek, Harry Creek, Jay Creek, Lynx Creek, Radio Creek, Ruby Creek, Ryan Creek, Stockley Creek, Wesley Creek, Wye Creek,

Valleys:

Ambler Lowland,

Cities:

Bornite,