Kougarok River

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Coordinates: 65°15′23″N 164°33′57″W / 65.25639°N 164.56583°W / 65.25639; -164.56583
Kougarok River
Country United States
State Alaska
District Nome Census Area
Source Confluence of Macklin and Washington creeks
 - elevation 457 ft (139 m) [1]
 - coordinates 65°41′00″N 164°47′46″W / 65.68333°N 164.79611°W / 65.68333; -164.79611 [2]
Mouth Kuzitrin River
 - location 47 miles (76 km) southwest of Imuruk Lake
 - elevation 75 ft (23 m) [2]
 - coordinates 65°15′23″N 164°33′57″W / 65.25639°N 164.56583°W / 65.25639; -164.56583 [2]
Length 45 mi (72 km) [3]
Location of the mouth of the Kougarok River in Alaska

The Kougarok (Koo-gah-rok) River is a river on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. Formed by the merger of two smaller streams, the main stem is about 45 miles (72 km) long , flowing generally south from near Taylor Airport.[2] It flows into the Kuzitrin River, which flows west into the Imuruk Basin, connected to the bay of Port Clarence on the Bering Sea.[4]

Originally called the Kugruk, the river's name was changed to avoid confusion with other rivers with the same name.[3] The river drew gold miners in the early 1900s, though development slowed after World War II. The Nome-Taylor Highway follows the river for much of its course.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Kougarok River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 21, 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. United States Government Printing Office. p. 543. Retrieved September 21, 2013. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5. 
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