Information About

Kuk River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kuk River on The Map

Location

70 ° 36' 29.002" N,
160 ° 6' 40" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Wainwright

Kuk River in Detail.

About

Heads at the junction of the Avalik and Kaolak River, flows N to Wainwright Inlet, 6 mi SE of Wainwright and the Arctic Ocean, Arctic Plain.

History

Eskimo name meaning "river." Surgeon John Simpson's native map, 1853, shows cKoh," "Kong," and "Tutua Wing," streams connecting the Colville River with Wainwright Inlet. Lieutenant Ray, (1885, p. 55), USA, records "River at Wainwright's Inlet=Ku." Published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1869, as "Kook." U. S. Navy Hydrographic Chart 69, 1892, shows two rivers, one called "Koo" and the other "Kee."

Topo Maps

Wainwright (1955), Wainwright (1955), Wainwright (1955), Wainwright (1955), Wainwright C-2 (1955), Wainwright C-2 (1955), Wainwright C-2 SW (2014),
Places Near Kuk River
Cities:

Kuk,

Bars:

Tupkak Bar,

Bays:

Wainwright Inlet,

Capes:

Agiak Point, Point Collie, Karmuk Point, Point Marsh, Sigeakruk Point,

Cities:

Wainwright,

Rivers:

Alatakrok River, Aulatauruk River, Kuk River, Sinaruruk River,