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Squirrel River

The Squirrel River (IñupiaqSiksriktuum Kuuŋa, KoyukonTleleyh No’) is a 72-mile (116 km) tributary of the Kobuk River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] It is a very clear, small arctic river flowing south from the foothills of Baird Mountains to where it meets the Kobuk River in the village of Kiana.[3] From Kiana, the Kobuk flows southwest into Hotham Inlet of Kotzebue Sound on the Chukchi Sea.[3]

Squirrel River
Squirrel River with Baird Mountains
Location of the mouth of the Squirrel River in Alaska
Native nameSiksriktuum Kuuŋa (Inupiaq)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughNorthwest Arctic
Physical characteristics
SourceBaird Mountains
 • coordinates[1]
MouthKobuk River
 • location
28 miles (45 km) northwest of Selawik
 • coordinates
66°59′00″N 160°24′00″W / 66.98333°N 160.40000°W / 66.98333; -160.40000[1]
 • elevation
30 ft (9.1 m)[1]
Length72 mi (116 km)[2]

The upper segment of the stream runs in a U molded, half-mile wide valley lying between 300-to 400-foot moving slopes. The lower area of stream has a rough track along the north bank that approaches some mining claims on Klery Creek.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Squirrel River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 23, 2001. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. p. 912. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.



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