Turbid Creek (Alaska)

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Turbid Creek is a stream in North Slope Borough, Alaska, in the United States. [1] It is a tributary of the Kukpowruk River. [2]

Turbid Creek was so named in 1949 on account of its muddy water. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turbid Creek (Alaska)
  2. 1 2 Geological Survey (U.S.) (1960). Geological Survey Professional Paper. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 54.

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