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Risky Creek

Risky Creek

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flows NE to Chukchi Sea, E of Sapumik Ridge, 23 mi. E of Cape Lisburne, Arctic Slope.

History of Risky Creek

Named in 1953 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists "because it is the last available beaching point in several miles for small boats traveling from Corwin to Ahyougatuk (Ayugatak) Lagoon" (Chapman and Sable, 1960, p. 54).