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Candle Creek in Northwest Arctic Borough AK

Candle Creek, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska

Candle Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Northwest Arctic Borough.

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Feature Name:	Candle Creek
Category:	Alaska physical, cultural and historic features
Feature Type:	Physical
Class:	Stream
Description:	flows NE to the Kiwalik River, 54 mi. NW of Haycock, Seward Peninsula High. 16 miles long.
History:	"Prospectors' name reported in 1903 by D. C. Witherspoon (in Moffit, 1905, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The name is derived from a bush or shrub that grew along the banks of the stream, which resembled ""candlewood"" or ""greasewood"" in that it will light a fire easily (Hick, 1954, p. 14)."
Borough:	Northwest Arctic Borough
Latitude:	65.9144439697
Longitude:	-161.919723511

Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Candle Creek: Candle Creek.

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Candle, AK (< 0.1 mile)
Kiwalik, AK (7.9 miles NNE)

Chicago Creek, AK (15 miles W)