Information About

Aupuk Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Hughes

Elevation:

604 ft (184.1 m)

About

flows NE to Colville River 21 mi. SE of head of Ikpikpuk River, Arctic Slope; 25 miles long.

History of Aupuk Creek

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1924 for one of Ensign W. L. Howard's Eskimo guides on his trip from the Kobuk River to Point Barrow in the spring of 1886. The name is spelled "Owpuk" in the text (Stoney, 1900, p. 67).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Ikpikpuk River (1951), Ikpikpuk River (1956), Ikpikpuk River (1956), Ikpikpuk River (1956), Ikpikpuk River (1956), Ikpikpuk River (1956), Ikpikpuk River (1956), Ikpikpuk River A-3 (1984), Ikpikpuk River A-3 SE (2016),

Places Near Aupuk Creek

Mountain Passes:

Angoyakvik Pass,

Rivers:

East Fork Oolamnagavik River,

Streams:

Aupuk Creek, Baby Creek,