Information About

Kougarok River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kougarok River on The Map

Location

65 ° 15' 23" N,
164 ° 33' 56.999" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Nome

Tributaries

Taylor Creek,

Elevation

75 ft (22.86 m)

Kougarok River in Detail.

About

formed by junction of Macklin and Washington Creeks, flows S to Kuzitrin River, 47 mi. SW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.

History

Eskimo name reported on a map of Cape Nome goldfields by David Fox, Jr., dated 1901. Reported in 1900 as "Kugruk River" by Brooks (1901, pl. 11), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). See Kugruk River.