Atchuelinguk River

Summary

The Atchuelinguk River (Yup'ik Ecuilnguq, literally "clear water"[5]) Atchuelinguk is a 165-mile (266 km) tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It flows southwest from the Nulato Hills through the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge to meet the larger river near Pilot Station.[6]

Atchuelinguk River
Atchuelinguk River is located in Alaska
Atchuelinguk River
Location of the mouth of the Atchuelinguk River in Alaska
Native nameEcuilnguq (Central Yupik)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaKusilvak
Physical characteristics
SourceNulato Hills
 • locationYukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
 • coordinates63°02′38″N 161°26′38″W / 63.04389°N 161.44389°W / 63.04389; -161.44389[1]
 • elevation2,006 ft (611 m)[2]
MouthYukon River
 • location
25 miles (40 km) west of Marshall
 • coordinates
61°57′30″N 162°49′38″W / 61.95833°N 162.82722°W / 61.95833; -162.82722[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length266 km (165 mi)[1]
Basin size4,201.6 km2 (1,622.2 sq mi)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationPilot Station (near mouth)
 • average73.807 m3/s (2,606.5 cu ft/s)[4]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Atchuelinguk River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 23, 2001. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  2. ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. ^ "Rivers Network". 2020.
  4. ^ "Rivers Network". 2020.
  5. ^ Jacobson, Steven A. (2012). Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary, 2nd edition Archived 2017-08-03 at the Wayback Machine. Alaska Native Language Center.
  6. ^ Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 130–31. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.