Heading on the N side of Siniktanneyak Mountain, DeLong Mts., and flowing NW and SW through Desperation Lake to the Anisak River 24 mi upstream from its mouth, Brooks Range
Eskimo name meaning "like a cape, for going around," reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1956.
Buccaneer Creek, Primus Creek, Setting Sun Creek, Stone Ring Creek, Uivaksak Creek,