Atchuelinguk River

Atchuelinguk River
Country United States
State Alaska
Census Area Kusilvak
Source Nulato Hills
 - location Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
 - elevation 2,006 ft (611 m) [1]
 - coordinates 63°02′38″N 161°26′38″W / 63.04389°N 161.44389°W / 63.04389; -161.44389 [2]
Mouth Yukon River
 - location 25 miles (40 km) west of Marshall
 - elevation 0 ft (0 m) [2]
 - coordinates 61°57′30″N 162°49′38″W / 61.95833°N 162.82722°W / 61.95833; -162.82722Coordinates: 61°57′30″N 162°49′38″W / 61.95833°N 162.82722°W / 61.95833; -162.82722 [2]
Length 165 mi (266 km) [2]
Location of the mouth of the Atchuelinguk River in Alaska

The Atchuelinguk River (Yup'ik Ecuilnguq, literally "clear water"[3]) Atchuelinguk is a 165-mile (266 km) tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] It flows southwest from the Nulato Hills through the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge to meet the larger river near Pilot Station.[4]

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References

  1. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Atchuelinguk River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 23, 2001. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  3. Jacobson, Steven A. (2012). Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary, 2nd edition. Alaska Native Language Center.
  4. Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 13031. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.


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