Utukok River

River in Alaska, United States

68°33′26″N 161°06′20″W / 68.55722°N 161.10556°W / 68.55722; -161.10556 • elevation2,075 ft (632 m)^[2] MouthKasegaluk Lagoon, Chukchi Sea, Arctic Ocean

• location

20 miles (32 km) southwest of Icy Cape

• coordinates

70°02′49″N 162°27′26″W / 70.04694°N 162.45722°W / 70.04694; -162.45722^[1]

• elevation

0 ft (0 m)^[1]Length225 mi (362 km)^[3]

The Utukok River (Iñupiaq: Utuqqaq) is a 225-mile (362 km) long stream in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[3] It rises in the De Long Mountains at the confluence of Kogruk and Tupik creeks and flows north, northeast, and then northwest.^[1] It empties into Kasegaluk Lagoon on the Chukchi Sea of the Arctic Ocean, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Icy Cape.^[1] It is the breeding ground for Arctic caribou and various birds.^[4]

Utuqqaq, meaning old or ancient, is the Inuit name for Icy Cape.^[1] Variant names used for the river in the 19th century included "Utukak" and "Ootokok".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Utukok River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
^ ^a ^b 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. 1015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
^ "Utukok River Uplands | Alaska Wilderness League". www.alaskawild.org. Retrieved 2021-02-03.