Information About

Ivisaruk River

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 22' 40.001" N,
159 ° 58' 23.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Wainwright

Ivisaruk River in Detail.

About

heads at 694500N1604500W, flows NE 78 miles to Kuk River, 18 mi. S of Wainwright, Arctic Plain.

History

Eskimo Name reported in 1923 as "Ivisaurk" by Sidney Paige, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); probably the same as the Eskimo "ivishaq," meaning "red paint" or "iron oxide. "