The Meade River[pronunciation?] (Iñupiaq: Kuulugruaq) flows into Admiralty Bay along the North Slope of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It begins near Kulugra Ridge in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska and flows generally north past Atqasuk to the bay at the southern end of Dease Inlet on the Beaufort Sea.[5]
| Meade River | |
|---|---|
Location of the mouth of the Meade River in Alaska | |
| Native name | Kuulugruaq (Inupiaq) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kulugra Ridge |
| • location | National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska |
| • coordinates | 69°21′42″N 158°42′22″W[1] |
| • elevation | 891 ft (272 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Admiralty Bay |
• location | Beaufort Sea |
• coordinates | 70°54′12″N 155°57′27″W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Basin size | 1,790 sq mi (4,600 km2) at Atqasuk, Alaska |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Atqasuk, Alaska |
| • average | 702 cu ft/s (19.9 m3/s)[3] |
| • maximum | 55,400 cu ft/s (1,570 m3/s)[4] |
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