Alaska Gazetteer
Bilge Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Northwest Arctic Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Bilge Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads 5 mi WNW of Cloud Lake, flows NW to the Goodhope River 1.5 mi upstream from its confluence with Cottonwood Creek, 15 mi. NW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High. 7 miles long. |
| History: | "So named in 1951 by D. M. Hopkins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because ""throughout the upper course of the creek the current is sluggish and the water is foul-tastin g and coffee-brown in color, suggestive of bilgewater in a ship's hold.""" |
| Borough: | Northwest Arctic Borough |
| Latitude: | 65.7805557251 |
| Longitude: | -163.605270386 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Bilge Creek: Bilge Creek.
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