Hogatza River

Hogatza River
Country United States
State Alaska
Districts Northwest Arctic Borough, YukonKoyukuk Census Area
Source Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
 - location near the Continental Divide in the Helpmejack Hills, Northwest Arctic Borough
 - elevation 1,638 ft (499 m) [1]
 - coordinates 66°56′47″N 154°12′39″W / 66.94639°N 154.21083°W / 66.94639; -154.21083 [2]
Mouth Koyukuk River [2]
 - location 32 miles (51 km) west-southwest of Hughes, Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area
 - elevation 207 ft (63 m) [2]
 - coordinates 65°59′56″N 155°23′51″W / 65.99889°N 155.39750°W / 65.99889; -155.39750Coordinates: 65°59′56″N 155°23′51″W / 65.99889°N 155.39750°W / 65.99889; -155.39750 [2]
Length 120 mi (193 km) [2]
Location of the mouth of the Hogatza River in Alaska

The Hogatza River is a 120-mile (190 km) tributary of the Koyukuk River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] Beginning in the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, it flows generally southwest to meet the larger river west of Hughes.[3] The river's name is from the Koyukon language, but the meaning is uncertain.[4]

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References

  1. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Hogatza River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  3. Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
  4. Bright, William (2004). Native American Place Names of the United States. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 169. ISBN 0-8061-3576-X.


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