Information About

Kukpuk River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kukpuk River on The Map

Location

68 ° 24' 56.999" N,
166 ° 22' 36.998" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Kukpuk River in Detail.

About

heads in DeLong Mts. at 681950N1632450W flows SW and NW to E end of Marryat Inlet, 12 mi. NE of village of Point Hope, Arctic Slope.

History

On September 6, 1826, Captain Beechey (1831, p. 320), Royal Navy (RN), wrote, "We noticed the water, whilst off Marryat Creek to be of very muddy colour, as if some river discharged itself there." Eskimo name "Kukpak" meaning "big river" was published in 1890 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) by as "Kookpuk."

Topo Maps

Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope (1952), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope B-3 NE (2014),
Places Near Kukpuk River
Bars:

Pingucheak,

Bays:

Marryat Inlet,

Capes:

Kilikralik Point, Kowtuk Point, Nuvugalak Point, Sinigrok Point, Tigara Peninsula,

Channels:

Sinuk, Sulupoagaktak Channel,

Cliffs:

Pingu Bluff, Rock Bluffs,

Hills:

Iviangik Mountain,

Lakes:

Aiautak Lagoon, Lake Makpik, Teshekpak Lake, Tusikpak Lake,

Locales:

Tuckfield,

Rivers:

Kukpuk River,

Streams:

Sulupoaktak Channel,

Streams:

Akalolik Creek, Angolik Creek, Kilikralik Creek, Okrurat Creek, Sigrikpak Creek, Siniktaneyak Creek,