Fish Creek (Arctic Ocean)
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Water code | US : 1402109 | |
location | Alaska (USA) | |
River system | Fish Creek | |
origin | nameless lake in the coastal plain 69 ° 51 ′ 47 ″ N , 153 ° 4 ′ 53 ″ W |
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Source height | 22 m | |
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Beaufort Sea ( Arctic Ocean ) Coordinates: 70 ° 22 ′ 22 " N , 151 ° 13 ′ 46" W 70 ° 22 ′ 22 " N , 151 ° 13 ′ 46" W |
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Mouth height | 0 m | |
Height difference | 22 m | |
Bottom slope | 0.13 ‰ | |
length | 175 km | |
Discharge at the gauge Nuiqsut A Eo : 2049 km² Location: 44 km above the mouth |
MQ 2005/2009 Mq 2005/2009 |
5.3 m³ / s 2.6 l / (s km²) |
Left tributaries | Inicok Creek | |
Right tributaries | Judy Creek , Ublutuoch River |
The Fish Creek is a 175 km long tributary of the Beaufort Sea in northern Alaska .
The Fish Creek has its origin in the southeast of a lake landscape southeast of Point Barrow . The river meanders with countless meanders in a northeastern direction through the tundra landscape of the coastal plain. It takes in the Inicok Creek from the left and Judy Creek and Ublutuoch River from the right. Eventually it flows into Harrison Bay . The mouth of the Colville River delta is further east. The Fish Creek catchment area is in the National Petroleum Reserve .
The river name was reported by the US Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC & GS) in 1951 .