Information About

Kahkatak Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Kivalina

Elevation:

7 ft (2.13 m)

About

flows NW to Chukchi Sea at Cape Beaufort, 54 mi. SW of Point Lay, Arctic Plain.

History of Kahkatak Creek

Chapman and Sable (1960, p. 53), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), state that this name was obtained from US@C&GS. It is the Eskimo name for Cape Beaufort.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Point Lay (1955), Point Lay (1955), Point Lay (1955), Point Lay A-3 and A-4 (1955), Point Lay A-3 and A-4 (1955), Point Lay A-4 SE (2014),

Places Near Kahkatak Creek

Capes:

Cape Beaufort,

Mountains:

Noonuklook Mountain,

Streams:

Amatusuk Creek, Kahgeatak Creek, Kahkatak Creek, Mataktuk Creek, Tulugak Creek,