The Wulik River is a stream, about 80 miles (130 km) long, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] Originating in the De Long Mountains in the North Slope Borough, it flows southwest to Kivalina Lagoon in the Chukchi Sea, east of Kivalina.[1] It heads in the De Long Mountains, which is 5 miles (8 km) north of Sheep Mountain, and it is 42 miles (67 km) northwest of Noatak.[3]

Wulik River
Location of the mouth of the Wulik River in Alaska
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	North Slope, Northwest Arctic
Physical characteristics
Source	De Long Mountains
• location	5 miles (8 km) north of Sheep Mountain, North Slope
• coordinates	68°22′43″N 162°51′45″W[1]
• elevation	2,563 ft (781 m)[2]
Mouth	Kivalina Lagoon, Chukchi Sea
• location	East of Kivalina, Northwest Arctic
• coordinates	67°43′54″N 164°31′01″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length	80 mi (130 km)[1]

Umiak Bend, along the river and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Kivalina, was named after an Inuit skin boat (umiak) was destroyed there by rough water.[4]

In 1886, a United States Navy lieutenant reported the Inuit name of this river as "Woleek."[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Alaska

References

External links

• Umiak Bend

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