Risky Creek is a stream in North Slope Borough, Alaska, in the United States. It flows to the Chukchi Sea.[1]

Risky Creek was so named in 1953 because it is considered the last landing spot for boats for several miles.[2]

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References

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

68°51′32″N 165°18′49″W / 68.8589°N 165.3137°W / 68.8589; -165.3137



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