Information About

Reed River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Reed River on The Map

Location

66 ° 48' 59" N,
154 ° 58' 34" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Hughes

Elevation

427 ft (130.15 m)

Reed River in Detail.

About

heads at Angiaak Pass, flows S to Kobuk River, 58 mi. NNW of Hughes, Brooks Range

History

Named by Lieutenant Stoney (1900, p. 47, map), U.S. Navy (USN), for Ensign M. L. Reed of his party, who discovered the "Reed River Hot Springs" at the stream's head in March 1886. Stoney gave the Eskimo name for this stream as "An-ne-lag-ag-ge-rack" and "An-e-la-gag-e-rack." In 1885 Lieutenant J. C. Cantwell recorded the Eskimo name as "Ung-ee-let-ar-geeak" and "Ung-ee-le-ganjiak" (Healy, 1887, p. 34).

Topo Maps

Hughes (1956), Hughes (1956), Hughes (1956), Hughes (1956), Hughes (1956), Hughes (1956), Hughes (1965), Hughes D-4 (1986), Hughes D-4 SW (2016),
Places Near Reed River
Lakes:

Lake Minakokosa,

Parks:

Gates of the Arctic National Preserve,

Mountain Ranges:

Nilunorat Hills,

Rivers:

Reed River,

Streams:

Beaver Creek,