Information About

Aupuk Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 4' 4.001" N,
154 ° 18' 9" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Hughes

Elevation

604 ft (184.1 m)

Aupuk Creek in Detail.

About

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

History

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).

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,