Etivluk River
| Etivluk River | ||
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| Water code | US : 1401900 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Colville River | |
| Drain over | Colville River → Arctic Ocean | |
| origin |
Nigtun Lake in the Howard Hills ( Brook Range ) 68 ° 13 ′ 41 ″ N , 156 ° 52 ′ 33 ″ W |
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Colville River Coordinates: 68 ° 57 '12 " N , 155 ° 57' 22" W 68 ° 57 '12 " N , 155 ° 57' 22" W. |
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| Mouth height |
260 m
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| length | approx. 90 km | |
| Right tributaries | Nigu River | |
The Etivluk River is a 90 km long right tributary of the Colville River in northern Alaska .
It rises from Nigtun Lake in the Howard Hills , a promontory of the Brooks Range , flows in a north-northeast direction and flows 21 km east of the Ipnavik River into the Colville River , which flows through the North Slope to the Arctic Ocean . The Etivluk River is one of many rivers and streams that feed the Colville River from the Brooks range north of the continental divide .
A bend in the river, around 15 miles before it flows into the Colville River, is considered the most remote place in Alaska in terms of the nearest settlements: Ambler (to the southwest) and Atqasuk (to the north) are each just under 200 km away.
The name of the river was first documented on April 21, 1886 by Ensign Howard of the United States Navy on an expedition from Fort Cosmos on the Kobuk River to Point Barrow .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Etivluk River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ Alaska Science Forum: The Most Remote Spot in Alaska ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , dated October 30, 2003
