Flows N 28 miles to the East Fork Etivluk River, 18 mi above its mouth and 34 mi NW of Kurupa Lake, Brooks Range
Eskimo word meaning "weasel" or "ermine" (Mustela Erminea Arctica), given by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists about 1950 because many weasel or ermine were noted in the area by the field party.