History of Jungjuk Creek

Eskimo name, "Yukwonilnuk River" said to mean "river where no man is," reported on an 1898 fieldsheet by W. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In 1910 A. G. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported the name as "Knowat River" (in Brooks and others, 1911, pl. 11), and 1912 H. M. Eakin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported the spelling "Nowat" (in Brooks and others, 1913, pl. 10). The present-day local name "Jungjuk Creek" was reported in 1944 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Jungjuk Creek

Canoe Mountain, Juninggulra Mountain,

Oguohaydok Ridge,

Oskawalik River,

Anaconda Creek, Bell Creek, Crevice Creek, Crooked Creek, Eagle Creek, Getmuna Creek, Jungjuk Creek, Little Creek, Trapper Creek, Veahna Creek, Village Creek,

Crooked Creek, Oskawalik,