Description
Risky Creek is located flows NE to Chukchi Sea, E of Sapumik Ridge, 23 mi. E of Cape Lisburne, Arctic Slope.
History
Named in 1953 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists "because it is the last available beaching point in several miles for small boats traveling from Corwin to Ahyougatuk (Ayugatak) Lagoon" (Chapman and Sable, 1960, p. 54).