History of Riley Creek

Prospectors' name given about 1908 and reported by P. S. Smith and H. M. Eakin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1910 (in Brooks and others, 1911, p. 294). Lieutenant G. M. Stoney's Eskimo interpreter was called "Riley" (Stoney, 1900, p. 17). However, it was more likely named for the small steamboat John Riley which plied the Kobuk River about the time the stream was named.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Riley Creek

Kalla,

Kollioksak Lake,

Asbestos Mountain, Ferguson Peak,

Kogoluk River, Kogoluktuk River, Kollioksak River,

California Creek, Canyon Creek, Clara Creek, Glacier Creek, Harry Creek, Juanita Creek, Little Creek, Lynx Creek, Radio Creek, Riley Creek, Ryan Creek, Stockley Creek, Trinity Creek, Wonder Creek, Wye Creek,

Ambler Lowland,