| Kuk River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the Kuk River in Alaska | |
| Etymology | river |
| Native name | Kuuk (Inupiaq) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Kaolak and Avalik rivers |
| • location | National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska |
| • coordinates | 70°07′19″N 159°40′16″W / 70.12194°N 159.67111°W[2] |
| • elevation | 8 ft (2.4 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Wainwright Inlet, Arctic Ocean |
• location | 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Wainwright |
• coordinates | 70°36′29″N 160°06′40″W / 70.60806°N 160.11111°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 35 mi (56 km)[3] |
The Kuk River[pronunciation?] (Iñupiaq: Kuuk) is a 35-mile (56 km) long stream in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] It heads at the confluence of the Avalik and Kaolak rivers and flows north to Wainwright Inlet, 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Wainwright.[1] The inlet links to the Chukchi Sea of the Arctic Ocean.[3]
Kuuk means river in the Inuit language. Nineteenth century maps variously listed streams entering the Wainwright Inlet as "Koh", "Kong", "Tutua Wing", "Ku", "Kook", "Koo", and "Kee".[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Kuk River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
- ^ a b From Google Earth positioned on confluence of Kaolak and Avalik rivers
- ^ a b c Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. United States Government Printing Office. p. 550. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
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