Atchuelinguk River

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.[1] It flows southwest from the Nulato Hills through the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge to meet the larger river near Pilot Station.[4]

Atchuelinguk River
Location of the mouth of the Atchuelinguk River in Alaska
Native nameEcuilnguq
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaKusilvak
Physical characteristics
SourceNulato Hills
  locationYukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
  coordinates63°02′38″N 161°26′38″W[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[1]
  elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length165 mi (266 km)[1]

See also

References

  1. "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. 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. 130–31. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.


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