Meridian Creek is a stream in
North Slope Borough, Alaska
The North Slope Borough is the northernmost borough in the US state of Alaska and, thus, the northernmost county or equivalent of the United States as a whole. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,031. The borough seat and largest cit ...
, in the
United States
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. It is a tributary of the
Colville River.
Meridian Creek was so named from the fact its course is roughly parallel with the
160th meridian west.
See also
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List of rivers of Alaska
This is a List of rivers in Alaska, which are at least fifth-order according to the Strahler stream order, Strahler method of stream classification, and an incomplete list of otherwise-notable rivers and streams. Alaska has more than 12,000 rivers, ...
References
Rivers of North Slope Borough, Alaska
Rivers of Alaska
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