Alaska Gazetteer
Wrench Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Northwest Arctic Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Wrench Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads in the De Long Mountains, flows SSE to the Kelly River, 40 mi. SE of Mt. Kelly, 13 mi NE of Sivukat Mountain, Brooks Range. 30 miles long |
| History: | "So named in 1965 by the B. P. Exploration Co. because the creek is being eroded along the line of a strong transcurrent (wrency) fault. The Eskimo name for this stream is Katak, meaning ""fallow.""" |
| Borough: | Northwest Arctic Borough |
| Latitude: | 68.0808334351 |
| Longitude: | -162.319168091 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Wrench Creek: Wrench Creek.
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