Information About

Nuleargowik River

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Location

66 ° 41' 20" N,
159 ° 40' 18.001" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Selawik

Elevation

49 ft (14.94 m)

Nuleargowik River in Detail.

About

flows SW to a lake, 11 mi. NE of Selawik, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History

Eskimo name obtained in 1886 by Lieutenant Stoney (1900, p. 101), U.S. Navy (USN), who wrote The eleventh moon, Nue-le-ar-gu-wick, because the deer cohabit (nuele, wife, arguwick, deer).

Topo Maps

Selawik (1951), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik C-2 (1985), Selawik C-2 NE (2015),

Places Near Nuleargowik River

Lakes:

Inland Lake, Kanisokrok Lake, Knoxville Lake,

Rivers:

Ikagoak River, Nuleargowik River,