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Kugruk Lagoon

Kugruk Lagoon

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on Seward Peninsula, at mouth of Kugruk River, 4 mi. SE of Deering, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low. 1.2 miles wide and 3 miles long.

History of Kugruk Lagoon

Eskimo name reported in 1950 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); derived from the Kugruk River which flows into the lagoon.