Information About

Kogoluktuk River

Kogoluktuk River

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Northwest Arctic
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 151 ft (46.02 m)
Tributaries:
About

heads at 672600N, 1560900W, flows SW to Kobuk River, 4 mi. E of Kobuk, Brooks Range

History of Kogoluktuk River

Eskimo name written "Ko-go-luk-tuk" in 1885 by Lieutenant Stoney (1900, map), U.S. Navy (USN). This is probably the same stream spelled "El-yog-o-lok-tok" by Lieutenant J. C. Cantwell, U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS), in 1885.