Tinayguk River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Census Area | Yukon–Koyukuk |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Brooks Range |
• location | Endicott Mountains |
• coordinates | 67°57′04″N 151°00′34″W / 67.95111°N 151.00944°W[1] |
• elevation | 4,619 ft (1,408 m)[2] |
Mouth | North Fork Koyukuk River[3] |
• location | 27 miles (43 km) northwest of Wiseman |
• coordinates | 67°34′08″N 151°02′30″W / 67.56889°N 151.04167°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,161 ft (354 m)[1] |
Length | 44 mi (71 km)[3] |
Type | Wild |
Designated | December 2, 1980 |
The Tinayguk River is a 44-mile (71 km) tributary of the North Fork Koyukuk River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] Heading in the Endicott Mountains of the Brooks Range, the river flows generally west then south to meet the larger river about 80 miles (130 km) north of Bettles.[4]
In 1980, the entire river was designated "wild" and added to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.[5] The designation means that the Tinayguk is unpolluted, free-flowing and generally inaccessible except by trail and that its watershed is essentially primitive.[6]
The river's name means Moose in Inupiat.[4] In 1930, forester Robert "Bob" Marshall recommended it as an alternative to West Fork, a local name that Marshall considered over-used.[3]
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