Eli River
| Eli River | ||
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1412977 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Noatak River | |
| Drain over | Noatak River → Chukchi Sea | |
| source |
Baird Mountains ( Brooks chain ) 67 ° 39 '16 " N , 161 ° 20' 30" W |
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Noatak River Coordinates: 67 ° 25 ′ 9 " N , 163 ° 0 ′ 7" W 67 ° 25 ′ 9 " N , 163 ° 0 ′ 7" W |
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| Mouth height |
7 m
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| length | approx. 145 km | |
The Eli River is an approximately 145 km long left tributary of the Noatak River in northwest Alaska .
Its source is in the Baird Mountains , a mountain range of the Brooks range . It flows first in a west-north-west direction through the mountains, then in a south-south-west through the swamp area in the lowlands of the Noatak River, into which it flows south of Noatak . This flows over the Kotzebue Sound to the Chukchi Sea , a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean . The upper reaches of the Eli River lies in the Noatak National Preserve .