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Ikpitcheak Creek

Ikpitcheak Creek

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  • North Slope
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heads in lake, flows NE to Kuk River, 26 mi. S of Wainwright, Arctic Plain. 11 miles long.

History of Ikpitcheak Creek

Eskimo name recorded in 1956 at Wainwright by Orth; reported to mean "new bank," which referred to a freshly cut bank at the stream's mouth.