Description
Heads 2 mi NE of the summit of Nizina Mountain, flows SE to the W. edge of Nizina Galcier near its terminal end, Wrangell Mts. 2.5 miles long.
History
Named in 1962 by E. M. MacKevett, Jr., and D. L. Jones, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Ernest Gurkin (died 1961), early resident of the area and packer for F. H. Moffit, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1907-08.