The Kuk River^{[pronunciation?]} (Iñupiaq: Kuuk) is a 35-mile (56 km) long stream in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] It heads at the confluence of the Avalik and Kaolak rivers and flows north to Wainwright Inlet, 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Wainwright.[2] The inlet links to the Chukchi Sea of the Arctic Ocean.[3]

Kuk River
Location of the mouth of the Kuk River in Alaska
Etymology	river
Native name	Kuuk  (Inupiaq)
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	North Slope
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of Kaolak and Avalik rivers
• location	National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska
• coordinates	70°07′19″N 159°40′16″W[1]
• elevation	8 ft (2.4 m)[1]
Mouth	Wainwright Inlet, Arctic Ocean
• location	6 miles (10 km) southeast of Wainwright
• coordinates	70°36′29″N 160°06′40″W[2]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	35 mi (56 km)[3]

Kuuk means river in the Inuit language. Nineteenth century maps variously listed streams entering the Wainwright Inlet as "Koh", "Kong", "Tutua Wing", "Ku", "Kook", "Koo", and "Kee".[2]

References

See also

• List of rivers of Alaska

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