Information About

Turner River

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Kaktovik

Elevation:

23 ft (7.01 m)

About

flows NW to Demarcation Bay, 4 mi. SW of Demarcation Point, Arctic Plain.

History of Turner River

This name was originally applied to the Kongakut River in 1894 by Frederick Funston, USA, and honors John Henry Turner, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), who made a sled trip from the Porcupine River to the Arctic Ocean in 1890. The name has since been relegated to this smaller stream because of confusion as t o which stream Funston had named (Leffingwell, 1919, p. 91-92).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point C-1 (1955), Demarcation Point C-1 (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1964),

Places Near Turner River

Bays:

Demarcation Bay, Kagiluak Bight,

Capes:

Demarcation Point, Pingokraluk Point,

Lakes:

Pingokraluk Lagoon,

Rivers:

Turner River,

Streams:

Kagiluak Creek, Putugook Creek,

Cities:

Gordon,