Kugruk River

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Kugruk River
Lower reaches of the Kugruk River immediately above the Kugruk lagoon

Lower reaches of the Kugruk River immediately above the Kugruk lagoon

Data
Water code US :  1413392
location Alaska (USA)
River system Kugruk River
Source lake Imuruk Lake
65 ° 33 ′ 25 ″  N , 163 ° 4 ′ 42 ″  W.
Source height 311  m
muzzle Kotzebue-Sund ( Chukchi Sea ) Coordinates: 66 ° 0 ′ 22 "  N , 162 ° 40 ′ 13"  W 66 ° 0 ′ 22 "  N , 162 ° 40 ′ 13"  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 311 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.6 ‰
length approx. 120 km
Catchment area approx. 2330 km²
Left tributaries Burnt River
Right tributaries Holtz Creek

The Kugruk River is an approximately 120 km long tributary of the Chukchi Sea in the northeast of the Seward Peninsula in Alaska .

The Kugruk River forms the drain of Imuruk Lake . He leaves the 311  m high lake on its southeastern shore. It initially flows in a northeastern direction. It meets the mountain range that separates it from the Kiwalik River system further to the east , and turns north. It later turns west, picks up the Burnt River from the left, and gradually turns north. The Kugruk River finally flows into the head end of the 4 km long Kugruk lagoon , which opens north to Kotzebue Sound . In the middle section, the river shows a strongly meandering behavior.

The river got its name from the US Geological Survey (USGS) in 1899 . Since another river in the area had the same name, this was later renamed the Kougarok River to distinguish it .

Web links

Commons : Kugruk River  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Imuruk Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ↑ a b c Kugruk River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey