Nuka River
| Nuka River | ||
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| Water code | US : 1407311 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Colville River | |
| Drain over | Colville River → Arctic Ocean | |
| source | at Thunder Mountain ( De Long Mountains ) 68 ° 35 ′ 6 ″ N , 160 ° 8 ′ 22 ″ W |
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Colville River Coordinates: 69 ° 0 '45 " N , 158 ° 54' 51" W 69 ° 0 '45 " N , 158 ° 54' 51" W. |
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| Mouth height |
449 m
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The Nuka River is a right tributary of the Colville River in northern Alaska .
Its source is on the northeast flank of Thunder Mountain in the De Long Mountains . It flows in a northeast direction and flows 27 km northwest of Liberator Lake into the Colville River, which flows through the North Slope to the Arctic Ocean . The Nuka River is one of many rivers and streams that feed the Colville River from the northern flank of the Brooks Range .
The name of the river was first documented in 1925 by Gerald Fitzgerald of the United States Geological Survey .