Heads at 69200N, 1525900W, NW of Umiat and flows NE 90 mi. to join the Colville River 5 mi below the Kogosukruk River, 30 mi. S of Harrison Bay, Arctic Plain.
Eskimo name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists during exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 in 1947.