Information About

Topagoruk River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Topagoruk River on The Map

Location

70 ° 45' 24.001" N,
155 ° 55' 35" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Utqiagvik

Topagoruk River in Detail.

About

heads at 694000N1564100W flows N to Admiralty Bay, Arctic Plain

History

This Eskimo name first appears on a field sheet by J. E. Whitaker, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1923. Orth recorded the name as "Tupikrorak" at Barrow in 1965, and was told it refers in meaning to "place for tent."

Topo Maps

Teshekpuk D-5 (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk D-5 SW (2016),
Places Near Topagoruk River
Areas:

Meade River Delta,

Bays:

Kuyanak Bay,

Capes:

McTavish Point,

Rivers:

Meade River, Topagoruk River,