Nimiuktuk River
| Nimiuktuk River | ||
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| Water code | US : 1407040 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Noatak River | |
| Drain over | Noatak River → Chukchi Sea | |
| source |
De Long Mountains ( Brooks chain ) 68 ° 34 '58 " N , 160 ° 16' 37" W |
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Noatak River Coordinates: 68 ° 7'0 " N , 159 ° 56'6" W 68 ° 7'0 " N , 159 ° 56'6" W. |
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| Mouth height |
213 m
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The Nimiuktuk River is a right tributary of the Noatak River in northwest Alaska .
Its source is in the De Long Mountains , a mountain range of the Brooks range . It flows south through the Noatak National Preserve and flows east of the Kingasivik Mountains into the Noatak River, which flows over the Kotzebue Sound to the Chukchi Sea , a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean .
In The Inupiaq Eskimo Nations of Northwest Alaska , the name "Ninnuqtuum Kuuna" is also used.