Tagagawik River

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Tagagawik River
Data
Water code US :  1419321
location Alaska (USA)
River system Selawik River
Drain over Selawik River  → Chukchi Sea
Headwaters Nulato Hills
65 ° 23 ′ 1 ″  N , 159 ° 12 ′ 14 ″  W.
Source height approx.  500  m
muzzle Selawik River Coordinates: 66 ° 27 '45 "  N , 159 ° 1' 5"  W 66 ° 27 '45 "  N , 159 ° 1' 5"  W.
Mouth height 8  m
Height difference approx. 492 m
Bottom slope approx. 3.3 ‰
length approx. 150 km
Catchment area approx. 4000 km²

The Tagagawik River is a left tributary of the Selawik River in northwestern Alaska .

The Tagagawik River rises in the Nulato Hills at an altitude of 500  m . It flows in a northerly direction along the western flank of the mountain range and reaches the Kotzebue-Kobuk Plain. The Tagagawik River forms numerous meanders and oxbow lakes along its course . It finally reaches the Selawik River after about 150 km of flowing, 45 km east-southeast of the Selawik settlement . The catchment area covers around 4000 km².

The river name is derived from a traditional Eskimo name.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Tagagawik River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey