Description
Avingak Creek is located flows to Kokolik River, 15 mi. N of Archimedes Ridge, Arctic Slope. 28 miles long.
History
Named by Chapman and Sable (1960, p. 52), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). "Avingak" is the Eskimo word for the lemming. The stream was so named because these animals were abundant here during the 1949 field season.