Atchuelinguk River
| Atchuelinguk River | ||
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| Water code | US : 1893396 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Yukon River | |
| Drain over | Yukon River → Bering Sea | |
| Headwaters |
Nulato Hills 63 ° 2 ′ 38 " N , 161 ° 26 ′ 38" W. |
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| Source height | approx. 550 m | |
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Yukon River Coordinates: 61 ° 57 ′ 30 " N , 162 ° 49 ′ 38" W 61 ° 57 ′ 30 " N , 162 ° 49 ′ 38" W. |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 550 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 2.1 ‰ | |
| length | 265 km | |
| Catchment area | 5440 km² (25 km above the mouth) | |
The Atchuelinguk River is a 265 km long right tributary of the Yukon River in the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge in western Alaska .
The headwaters of the Atchuelinguk River are located in the Nulato Hills south of the Norton Sound . It flows largely parallel to the Andreafsky River , located around 30 km to the west, and flows into the Yukon River at Pilot Station in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta .
The name of the native people for the river was documented in 1916 by RH Sargent of the United States Geological Survey as "Chuilanuk", which means something like "clear water". The spelling was later changed to "Atchuelinguk" to better reflect the pronunciation.