Information About

Quandary Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Quandary Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 57' 40" N,
153 ° 45' 38.002" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation

636 ft (193.85 m)

Quandary Creek in Detail.

About

Flows NE by a circuitous route to the Killik River, 6 mi upstream from the Colville River, Brooks Range

History

So named about 1950 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists during exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4, because of the "confusing way in which the stream meanders."

Topo Maps

Killik River (1956), Killik River (1956), Killik River (1956), Killik River (1956), Killik River (1956), Killik River (1956), Killik River D-2 (1984), Killik River D-2 NE (2016),
Places Near Quandary Creek
Cliffs:

Imnatchiak Bluff, Kikakpak Bluff, Puivlik Bluff, Starfish Bluff,

Rivers:

Killik River,

Streams:

Kaklik Naitka Creek, Mayuasanik Creek, Quandary Creek,