Information About

Kaviruk River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kaviruk River on The Map

Location

65 ° 11' 38" N,
165 ° 15' 56.002" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Nome

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Kaviruk River in Detail.

About

formed by junction of Coco and Johnston Creeks, flows SW to Marys Lake, 32 mi. E of Teller, Seward Peninsula High.

History

Eskimo name reported by "some of the Franklin search parties about 1850" as "Cov-vee-arak." It was called "Kauveren" and "Ka-ooveren" by Commodore Joseph Billings in 1790. The prospectors' name "Marys River" was reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine (in Collier, 1902, pl. 12), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This name probably referred to the Eskimo woman who ran the roadhouse known as "Marys Igloo."

Topo Maps

Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller A-1 (1950), Teller A-1 (1950), Teller (1951), Teller (1951), Teller (1958), Teller A-1 NW (2017),
Places Near Kaviruk River
Cities:

Kauwerak,

Lakes:

Marys Lake, Lake Omiaktalik,

Mountains:

Mount Osborn,

Rivers:

Cobblestone River, Kaviruk River, Kruzgamepa River, Kuzitrin River, Pilgrim River,

Streams:

Coco Creek, Davidsons Slough, Grand Union Creek, Hunter Creek, Johnston Creek, Nickle Creek, Pass Creek, Smith Creek, Winter Creek,

Cities:

Davidsons Landing, Igloo, Marys Igloo, New Igloo,