Information About

Aniuk River

Quick Facts

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Location

67 ° 58' 54.001" N,
157 ° 58' 7" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Ambler

Elevation

1050 ft (320.04 m)

Aniuk River in Detail.

About

heads on S slope of Kavaksurak Mtn., flows SW to Noatak River, Brooks Range; 45 miles long.

History

Eskomo name; recorded on a 1910 fieldsheet by C. E. Giffin probably related in origin to a local Eskimo village called "An-e-yuk", reported by Ensign Howard (in Stoney, 1900, p. 67), U.S. Navy (USN). The name may mean "he goes out" or the trail through the mountains at Howard Pass.

Topo Maps

Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1964), Ambler River D-4 (1990), Ambler River D-4 NW (2016),
Places Near Aniuk River
Cities:

Aniuk,

Lakes:

Navashak Lake, Sikik Lake,

Rivers:

Aniuk River,