Information About

Outwash Creek

Outwash Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 1335 ft (406.91 m)
About

Flows N to the Kurupa River, 25 mi NNW of Kurupa Lake, Brooks Range

History of Outwash Creek

So named about 1950 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists during exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4, because "stream runs through a belt of terraced gravel that is part of an outwash plain from one of the glacial advances."

Places Near Outwash Creek
Streams:

Heather Creek, Nogak Creek, Outwash Creek,