Information About

Nigu River

Nigu River

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 1299 ft (395.94 m)
About

heads in Imakturok Pass, flows NW 70 mi. to Etivluk River, 25 mi. NW of Howard Pass; Brooks Range

History of Nigu River

named in 1925 by Gerald FitzGerald (in Smith and Mertie, 1930, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for a multi-colored chert bluff near the stream's mouth.

Places Near Nigu River
Lakes:

Lake Betty, Smith Mountain Lakes,

Mountains:

Kingak Mountain, Nigu Bluff, Puvakrat Mountain, Smith Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Nigu Hills,

Ridges:

Lisburne Ridge,

Rivers:

Nigu River,

Streams:

Tukuto Creek,