Description
Heading just SW of Ikaknak Pond, flowing SSE 3.6 mi. to Ogotoruk Creek, 7.0 mi E of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope.
History
Eskimo name reported to mean "carcass" and often referring specifically to the remains of the wooly or northern mammoth. Named in 1963 by personnel of Project Chariot after an earlier name, "Mammoth Creek," was changed because of duplication.