Information About

Burnt River

Quick Facts

Region:

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City:

Deering

Elevation:

52 ft (15.85 m)

About

Heads 7 mi NE of Imuruk Lake and flows NE to the Kugruk River 13 mi SSE of the village of Deering, Seward Peninsula High. 22 miles long.

History of Burnt River

Prospectors' name published on the 1908 "Map of Seward Peninsula" by Arthur Gibson. Reported as "Wade Creek" in 1901 by D. L. Reaburn (in Mendenhall, 1902, pl. 4a), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben D-2 (1950), Bendeleben D-2 (1950), Bendeleben D-2 (1950), Bendeleben (1951), Bendeleben (1951), Bendeleben (1964), Bendeleben D-2 NE (2017),

Places Near Burnt River

Bays:

Kugruk Lagoon,

Capes:

Cape Deceit, Ninemile Point,

Cities:

Deering,

Mine:

Wallin Coal Mine,

Rivers:

Burnt River, Inmachuk River, Kugruk River,

Streams:

California Creek, Champion Creek, Chicago Creek, Contact Creek, Goldbug Creek, Holtz Creek, Mina Creek, Montana Creek, Portage Creek, Reindeer Creek, Short Creek, Smith Creek,

Cities:

Chicago Creek,