Sagavanirkenok River
| Sagavanirkenok River | ||
 Sagavanirkenok River and Dalton Highway |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1408954 | |
| location | North Slope Borough in Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Sagavanirkenok River | |
| Headwaters |
Brook chain 68 ° 9 '48 " N , 148 ° 55' 53" W. |
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| muzzle |
Beaufortsee near Prudhoe Bay Coordinates: 70 ° 19 '15 " N , 148 ° 2' 10" W 70 ° 19 '15 " N , 148 ° 2' 10" W. |
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| Mouth height |
0 m
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| length | 298 km | |
| Right tributaries | Ivishak River | |
.jpg) The delta of the Sagavaninsk River in the North Slope |
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The Sagavaninsk River is a 298 km long river in the North Slope region of Alaska .
It rises on the northern flank of the Brook range between the Endicott and the Philip Smith Mountains and flows into the Beaufort Sea at Prudhoe Bay .
Between Atigun Pass and Deadhorse , the Dalton Highway and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline run for long stretches parallel to the Sagavanektivenok River.
The name of the Eskimos for the river was recorded in 1901 by SJ Marsh, a prospector , as "Sawanukto", which means something like "strong current".