Information About

Nanushuk River

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 18' 11.002" N,
150 ° 59' 57.998" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Nuiqsut

Elevation

397 ft (121.01 m)

Nanushuk River in Detail.

About

heads at a glacier, in Endicott Mts., 680730N8 1504505W flows N to Anaktuvuk River, 28 mi. E of Umiat, Arctic Slope.

History

Eskimo name reported in 1901 by Peters and Schrader (1904, p. 79), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Schrader named an "Upper Cretaceous" rock series for this stream.

Topo Maps

Umiat (1956), Umiat (1956), Umiat (1956), Umiat (1956), Umiat B-2 (1971), Umiat B-2 SW (2017),

Places Near Nanushuk River

Cliffs:

Schrader Bluff,

Lakes:

Square Lake,

Rivers:

Nanushuk River, Tuluga River,