Kougarok River
| Kougarok River | ||
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1404970 | |
| location | Seward Peninsula in Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Kuzitrin River | |
| Drain over | Kuzitrin River → Imuruk Basin → Bering Sea | |
| Confluence of |
Macklin Creek and Washington Creek 65 ° 44 ′ 3 ″ N , 164 ° 51 ′ 29 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 172 m | |
| muzzle |
Kuzitrin River Coordinates: 65 ° 15 ′ 16 " N , 164 ° 34 ′ 29" W 65 ° 15 ′ 16 " N , 164 ° 34 ′ 29" W. |
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| Mouth height | 26 m | |
| Height difference | 146 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 1.7 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 85 km | |
| Left tributaries | Taylor Creek, Harris Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Henry Creek, Coarse Gold Creek | |
The Kougarok River is an approximately 85 km long right tributary of the Kuzitrin River on the Seward Peninsula in western Alaska .
The Kougarok River arises at the confluence of Macklin Creek and Washington Creek in the north of the Seward Peninsula. It flows south. Taylor Airport (FAA code: AK49) is located at the confluence of Taylor Creek . For the top 50 kilometers to Quartz Creek (Kougarok) Airport (FAA code: 5QC), the Nome – Taylor Highway runs along the river. The Kougarok River then flows through the lowlands, where it has a strongly meandering behavior. Eventually it flows into the Kuzitrin River .
The river was originally called Kugruk . Since another river had the same name, the Kougarok River was given its current name by the US Geological Survey (USGS) in 1904 .