Information About

Kukpowruk River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kukpowruk River on The Map

Location

69 ° 36' 56.999" N,
163 ° 1' 5.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kotzebue

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Pink Salmon, Dolly Varden

Kukpowruk River in Detail.

About

heads in De Long Mts. at 682600N1623000W flows N to Kasegaluk Lagoon, 9 mi. S of Point Lay, Arctic Plain.

History

Eskimo name listed in 11th U. S. Census of 1890 (p. 133). "At Point Lay a river called Kukpowrukuk enters the largest of these sheets of water (Kasegaluk Lagoon)." The name probably means "fairly large stream (Kukpauraq)" or "a stream (Kugauraq)." The name's earliest published use appears to be in John W. Kellt's "Eskimo Vocabulary," 1885=89, where it is listed as "Kook Pow ruk."

Topo Maps

Point Lay (1955), Point Lay (1955), Point Lay (1955), Point Lay C-2 (1955), Point Lay C-2 SW (2014),
Places Near Kukpowruk River
Cities:

Kukpowruk, Naokok,

Bays:

Ledyard Bay,

Capes:

Point Lay, Siksrikpak Point, Sitkok Point,

Channels:

Kukpowruk Pass, Naokok Pass,

Islands:

Kopkakisak Island,

Rivers:

Epizetka River, Kokolik River, Kukpowruk River,

Cities:

Point Lay,