Kugruk River
The Kugruk River is a stream, 60 miles long, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the largest tributary of the Kuzitrin River. It begins near Imuruk Lake on the Seward Peninsula and flows generally north to Kugruk Lagoon, at Kotzebue Sound on the Chukchi Sea.
Photo: National Park Service, Alaska Region, Public domain.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in northwest Alaska
- Also known as: “Koogroog River”, “Kuugruk”, “Mammoth River”, “Right Fork Kugruk River”, and “Swan River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deering.
Deering
Village
Deering is a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on a sandy spit on the Seward Peninsula where the Inmachuk River flows into Kotzebue Sound, 92 km southwest of Kotzebue. Deering is situated 5 miles north of Kugruk River.
Kugruk River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Northwest Arctic, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
66.00378° or 66° 0′ 14″ north
Longitude
-162.66817° or 162° 40′ 5″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
92RV283J+GP
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Kugruk River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Kugruk”
- Catalan: “Kugruk”
- Cebuano: “Kugruk River”
- Dutch: “Kugruk River”
- French: “Kugruk”
- German: “Kugruk River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Kugruk”
- Venetian: “Kugruk”
- Welsh: “Afon Kugruk”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kugruk Lagoon and Deering Airport.
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