69 ° 24' 55.001" N,
148 ° 16' 8" W
North Slope
643 ft (195.99 m)
Heads at glacier in Brooks Range (685330N, 1462930W), flows NW to the Ivishak River 8 mi. SE of junction with Sagavanirktok River, Arctic Slope. 65 miles long.
HistoryEskimo name reported to mean "wing"; given in 1951 by A. S. Keller and R. L. Ditterman, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).