Information About

Colville River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Colville River on The Map

Location

70 ° 26' 46" N,
150 ° 21' 28.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Nuiqsut

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Broad Whitefish, Dolly Varden, Humpback Whitefish, Least Cisco

Colville River in Detail.

About

Heads at the confluence of Thunder and Storm Creeks on the N slope of the De Long Mountains and flows E, NE, and then ENE to the Arctic Ocean at a broad delta. 350 miles long.

History

Named in 1837 by British explorers P. W. Dease and Thomas Simpson for Andrew Colvile (spelled Colville on their map and succeeding maps) of the Hudson Bay Company (Simpson, Thomas, 1843, p. 130).

Topo Maps

Harrison Bay B-1 (1955), Harrison Bay B-1 (1955), Harrison Bay (1955), Harrison Bay (1955), Harrison Bay (1955), Harrison Bay (1955), Harrison Bay (1955), Harrison Bay (1955), Harrison Bay (1955), Harrison Bay (1955), Harrison Bay B-1 (1962), Harrison Bay B-1 NW (2017),
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Channels:

Kupigruak Channel,

Islands:

Anachlik Island, Nuekshat Island, Thetis Island,

Rivers:

Colville River, Miluveach River,