Information About

Seabee Creek

Seabee Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 256 ft (78.03 m)
About

flows SE to Colville River N of Umiat, Arctic Slope.

History of Seabee Creek

Named by Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 geologists about 1945 for the Seabees (an alteration of "cee" and "bee," the initial letters for constructio n battalion), a construction battalion organized as a volunteer branch of the Civil Engineer Corps of the U. S. Navy; a group that participated in establishing camps during the early period of exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4.

Places Near Seabee Creek
Cliffs:

Tattitgak Bluff,

Hills:

Umiat Mountain,

Lakes:

Umiat Lake,

Rivers:

Branch of Kogosukruk River,

Streams:

Bearpaw Creek, Rainy Creek, Seabee Creek,

Cities:

Umiat,