| Kugruk River | |
|---|---|
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  Location of the mouth of the Kugruk River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Northwest Arctic |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | near Imuruk Lake |
| • location | Seward Peninsula |
| • coordinates | 65°41′24″N 163°15′05″W / 65.69000°N 163.25139°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,311 ft (400 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Kugruk Lagoon of Kotzebue Sound on the Chukchi Sea |
• location | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) southeast of Cape Deceit |
• coordinates | 66°00′22″N 162°40′13″W / 66.00611°N 162.67028°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 60 mi (97 km)[1] |
The Kugruk River is a stream, 60 miles (97 km) long, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It is the largest tributary of the Kuzitrin River.[3] It begins near Imuruk Lake on the Seward Peninsula and flows generally north to Kugruk Lagoon, at Kotzebue Sound on the Chukchi Sea.[1] The river enters the lagoon 5.5 miles (8.9 km) southeast of Cape Deceit in the Northwest Arctic Borough.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Kugruk River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- ^ Collier, Arthur James (1902). A Reconnaissance of the Northwestern Portion of Seward Peninsula, Alaska (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 59–.