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Noatak River
Near the river mouth south of Noatak
Noatak River is located in Alaska
Noatak River
Location of the mouth of the Noatak River in Alaska
Native nameNuataam Kuuŋa (Inupiaq)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
DistrictYukon–Koyukuk Census Area, North Slope Borough, Northwest Arctic Borough
Physical characteristics
SourceSchwatka Mountains, Brooks Range
 • locationGates of the Arctic National Park, Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area
 • coordinates67°22′44″N 154°53′37″W / 67.37889°N 154.89361°W / 67.37889; -154.89361[1]
 • elevation4,156 ft (1,267 m)[2]
MouthHotham Inlet, Kotzebue Sound, Chukchi Sea
 • location
7 miles (11 km) north of Kotzebue, Northwest Arctic Borough
 • coordinates
66°58′53″N 162°30′23″W / 66.98139°N 162.50639°W / 66.98139; -162.50639[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length425 mi (684 km)[1]
Basin size12,600 sq mi (33,000 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • average16,600 cu ft/s (470 m3/s)[3]
National Wild and Scenic River
TypeWild 330.0 miles (531.1 km)
DesignatedDecember 2, 1980[4]

The Noatak River (Inupiaq: Nuataam Kuuŋa) (also Noatok, Noatuk, Nunatok, or Notoark)[5] is a river in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Noatak River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
  2. ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. ^ a b Benke, Arthur C.; Cushing, Colbert E., eds. (2005). Rivers of North America. Burlington, Massachusetts: Elsevier Academic Press. p. 932. ISBN 0-12-088253-1.
  4. ^ "National Wild and Scenic Rivers System". rivers.gov. National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  5. ^ Baker, Marcus (1906). Geographic Dictionary of Alaska. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 464. Retrieved 2023-08-31.

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