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 / 68.55722; -161.10556
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°W / 70.04694; -162.45722Coordinates: 70°02′49″N 162°27′26″W / 70.04694°N 162.45722°W / 70.04694; -162.45722 [2]
Length 225 mi (362 km) [3]
Location of the mouth of the Utukok River in Alaska

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]

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References

  1. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Utukok River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  3. 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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