Awuna River
| Awuna River | ||
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| Water code | US : 1398510 | |
| location | North Slope Borough in Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Colville River | |
| Drain over | Colville River → Arctic Ocean | |
| source | in the western North Slope 69 ° 20 ′ 1 ″ N , 158 ° 45 ′ 22 ″ W |
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Colville River Coordinates: 69 ° 2 '55 " N , 155 ° 27' 48" W 69 ° 2 '55 " N , 155 ° 27' 48" W. |
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| Mouth height |
220 m
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| length | approx. 320 km | |
The Awuna River is an approximately 320 km long left tributary of the Colville River in northern Alaska .
Its source is in a swamp in the western North Slope . It flows strongly meandering in an easterly direction and flows around 45 km southwest of the Ikpikpuk River into the Colville River, which flows to the Arctic Ocean .
The native Alaskan name for the river at the time, "Uwanmun", was recorded by RK Lynt and documented in 1924 by PS Smith of the United States Geological Survey . The name means something like "westward". The name used by the natives today is "Sakvailak".