Squirrel River

Squirrel River
Squirrel River with Baird Mountains
Country United States
State Alaska
Borough Northwest Arctic
Source Baird Mountains
Mouth Kobuk River
 - location 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Selawik
 - elevation 30 ft (9 m) [1]
 - coordinates 66°59′00″N 160°24′00″W / 66.98333°N 160.40000°W / 66.98333; -160.40000Coordinates: 66°59′00″N 160°24′00″W / 66.98333°N 160.40000°W / 66.98333; -160.40000 [1]
Length 72 mi (116 km) [2]
Location of the mouth of the Squirrel River in Alaska

The Squirrel River is a 72-mile (116 km) tributary of the Kobuk River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] It begins in the Baird Mountains of the Northwest Arctic Borough and flows generally southeast to meet the larger river at the city of Kiana.[3] From Kiana, the Kobuk flows southwest into Hotham Inlet of Kotzebue Sound on the Chukchi Sea.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Squirrel River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 23, 2001. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  2. 1 2 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. 912. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.


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