Information About

Kugarak River

Quick Facts

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Location

66 ° 34' 12" N,
159 ° 0' 56.999" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Selawik

Elevation

49 ft (14.94 m)

Kugarak River in Detail.

About

flows SW to Selawik River, 27 mi. SE of Selawik, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low. 58 miles long.

History

Eskimo name reported in 1886 as "Kue-ga-rack" by Lieutenant Stoney (1900, map), U.S. Navy (USN). The present spelling was reported in 1901 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Selawik (1951), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik C-1 (1985), Selawik C-1 SE (2015),

Places Near Kugarak River

Rivers:

Kawichiark River, Kugarak River, Tagagawik River,