Utukok River
| Utukok River | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
| Source | Confluence of Kogruk and Tupik creeks |
| - location | De Long Mountains, Brooks Range, National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska |
| - elevation | 2,075 ft (632 m) [1] |
| - coordinates | 68°33′26″N 161°06′20″W / 68.55722°N 161.10556°W |
| Mouth | Kasegaluk Lagoon, Chukchi Sea, Arctic Ocean |
| - location | 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Icy Cape |
| - elevation | 0 ft (0 m) [2] |
| - coordinates | 70°02′49″N 162°27′26″W / 70.04694°N 162.45722°WCoordinates: 70°02′49″N 162°27′26″W / 70.04694°N 162.45722°W [2] |
| Length | 225 mi (362 km) [3] |
  Location of the mouth of the Utukok River in Alaska
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The Utukok River is a 225-mile (362 km) long stream in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] It rises in the De Long Mountains at the confluence of Kogruk and Tupik creeks and flows north, northeast, and then northwest.[2] It empties into Kasegaluk Lagoon on the Chukchi Sea of the Arctic Ocean, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Icy Cape.[2]
Utoqaq, meaning old or ancient, is the Inuit name for Icy Cape.[2] Variant names used for the river in the 19th century included "Utukak" and "Ootokok".[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Utukok River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- 1 2 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. 1015. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
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