Quick Facts
heads in Lake Itinik, at 7039N,15830W, flows NE to Kuyanak Bay, in Meade River Delta, 32 mi. SE of Barrow, Arctic Plain. 85 miles long.
HistoryEskimo name reported by Captain Ray (1885, p. 27) USA, who on March 4, 1883 we struck a stream about thirty yards wide, Natives gave it the name of Iuaru. Ray, however, is inconsistent, citing the name as Kuaru, first large river east of Point Barrow (p. 55), spelling the name Kuahroo on his map. Baker (1906, p. 324) spelled the name Inaru, probably a misspelling of the name as reported by Ray. The name as published by Baker, however, is present day map usage. The present-day Eskimo name for this stream is Kugaarug (R. F. Spencer, 1959, map 2), which is probably the same that Ray originally attempted to record.
