Pilgrim River
Pilgrim River Kruzgamepa River |
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Water code | US : 1407977 | |
location | Seward Peninsula in Alaska (USA) | |
River system | Kuzitrin River | |
Drain over | Kuzitrin River → Imuruk Basin → Bering Sea | |
origin |
Salmon Lake 64 ° 54 ′ 58 " N , 164 ° 57 ′ 34" W. |
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Source height | 137 m | |
muzzle |
Kuzitrin River Coordinates: 65 ° 9 ′ 21 ″ N , 165 ° 13 ′ 21 ″ W 65 ° 9 ′ 21 ″ N , 165 ° 13 ′ 21 ″ W. |
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Mouth height | 1 m | |
Height difference | 136 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 1.5 ‰ | |
length | approx. 90 km |
The Pilgrim River is a 90 km long left tributary of the Kuzitrin River on the Seward Peninsula in western Alaska .
The Pilgrim River forms the drain of Salmon Lake . He leaves the lake at its eastern end. It flows around the Kigluaik Mountains , initially 20 km in an east-northeast, later 20 km in a north and finally in a westerly direction. The Nome – Taylor Highway runs along the upper and middle reaches of the Pilgrim River. The Pilgrim River meanders through the lowlands for the last 20 kilometers. It has numerous meanders and forms a network of river arms that eventually flow into the Kuzitrin River .
In addition to the name Pilgrim River , the river also has the Eskimo name Kruzgamepa River .