Kuk River

River in Alaska, United States

70°07′19″N 159°40′16″W / 70.12194°N 159.67111°W / 70.12194; -159.67111^[2] • elevation8 ft (2.4 m)^[2] MouthWainwright Inlet, Arctic Ocean

• location

6 miles (10 km) southeast of Wainwright

• coordinates

70°36′29″N 160°06′40″W / 70.60806°N 160.11111°W / 70.60806; -160.11111^[1]

• elevation

0 ft (0 m)^[1]Length35 mi (56 km)^[3]

The Kuk River^{[pronunciation?]} (Iñupiaq: Kuuk) is a 35-mile (56 km) long stream in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[3] It heads at the confluence of the Avalik and Kaolak rivers and flows north to Wainwright Inlet, 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Wainwright.^[1] The inlet links to the Chukchi Sea of the Arctic Ocean.^[3]

Kuuk means river in the Inuit language. Nineteenth century maps variously listed streams entering the Wainwright Inlet as "Koh", "Kong", "Tutua Wing", "Ku", "Kook", "Koo", and "Kee".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Kuk River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
^ ^a ^b From Google Earth positioned on confluence of Kaolak and Avalik rivers
^ ^a ^b ^c Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. p. 550. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)