Information About

Kogru River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kogru River on The Map

Location

70 ° 34' 54.001" N,
152 ° 0' 22" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Nuiqsut

Kogru River in Detail.

About

extends W 14 mi. off Harrison Bay; Arctic Plain.

History

Eskimo name recorded as "R. Kogru", on Commander Maguire's map (Great Britain, 1854, facing p. 186), Royal Navy (RN), and as "R. Kogruak" on John Simpson's map, of about the same time. Kugauraq means "a creek" and Kugruak means "old river." Maguire shows this stream as an outlet for Teshekpuk Lake.

Places Near Kogru River
Archipelagos:

Eskimo Islands,

Bars:

Pacific Shoal,

Bays:

Harrison Bay,

Capes:

Saktuina Point,

Rivers:

Kalikpik River, Kogru River,