History of Reed River

Named by Lieutenant Stoney (1900, p. 47, map), U.S. Navy (USN), for Ensign M. L. Reed of his party, who discovered the "Reed River Hot Springs" at the stream's head in March 1886. Stoney gave the Eskimo name for this stream as "An-ne-lag-ag-ge-rack" and "An-e-la-gag-e-rack." In 1885 Lieutenant J. C. Cantwell recorded the Eskimo name as "Ung-ee-let-ar-geeak" and "Ung-ee-le-ganjiak" (Healy, 1887, p. 34).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Reed River

Lake Minakokosa,

Gates of the Arctic National Preserve,

Nilunorat Hills,

Reed River,

Beaver Creek,