Information About

Seabee Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Seabee Creek on The Map

Location

69 ° 22' 18.998" N,
152 ° 6' 13" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation

256 ft (78.03 m)

Seabee Creek in Detail.

About

flows SE to Colville River N of Umiat, Arctic Slope.

History

Named by Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 geologists about 1945 for the Seabees (an alteration of "cee" and "bee," the initial letters for constructio n battalion), a construction battalion organized as a volunteer branch of the Civil Engineer Corps of the U. S. Navy; a group that participated in establishing camps during the early period of exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4.

Topo Maps

Umiat B-4 (1955), Umiat (1956), Umiat (1956), Umiat (1956), Umiat (1956), Umiat B-4 SW (2016),
Places Near Seabee Creek
Cliffs:

Tattitgak Bluff,

Hills:

Umiat Mountain,

Lakes:

Umiat Lake,

Rivers:

Branch of Kogosukruk River,

Streams:

Bearpaw Creek, Rainy Creek, Seabee Creek,

Cities:

Umiat,