Information About

Shotgun Creek

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Location

60 ° 49' 34" N,
157 ° 50' 39.998" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Ekwok

Elevation

390 ft (118.87 m)

Shotgun Creek in Detail.

About

flows NWS NW joins Kogrukluk River to form Holitna River, 65 mi. SW of Sleetmute, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History

This appears to be a local translation of the Eskimo name often spelled "I-am-tuk" (Aiamtak?). The Eskimo name was first reported about 1900 and spelled "I-im-tuck". The stream is thought to be so called because "a bend on the creek has the comparable appearance of a breech-loading Shotgun when broken for loading (?)." P. Tikhmeniev published another Eskimo name, "Lishtak", for this stream in 1861.

Topo Maps

Taylor Mountains (1950), Taylor Mountains (1951), Taylor Mountains (1951), Taylor Mountains (1954), Taylor Mountains (1954), Taylor Mountains (1954), Taylor Mountains D-5 (1954),

Places Near Shotgun Creek

Mountains:

Kazik Hill,

Rivers:

Chukowan River, Kogrukluk River,

Streams:

Bakbuk Creek, Kiknik Creek, Mukslulik Creek, Shotgun Creek,

Cities:

Kashegelok,