Anaktuvuk River
Template:Geobox The Anaktuvuk River[pronunciation?] is a river in Alaska's North Slope.[1] One hundred and thirty-five miles (217 km) long, it flows west from glaciers in the Endicott Mountains changing direction just north of Anaktuvuk Pass[2] to flow north to the Arctic Coastal Plain where it joins the Colville River. Its headwaters are formed by runoff from various glaciers in the Gates of the Arctic Wilderness on the slopes of Fan Mountain, Alapah Mountain and Limestack Mountain, the last of which lies on the watershed divide between the Arctic Coastal Plain and the Koyukuk River, and feeds the Anaktuvuk River via Graylime Creek. Its first major tributary is the John River which joins it at 68°12′14″N 151°36′50″W / 68.20389°N 151.61389°W. The Nanushuk River joins it at 69°18′11″N 150°59′58″W / 69.30306°N 150.99944°W.
"The first geologic transect of the Arctic Slope was conducted during the summer of 1901 by USGS geologist F.C. Schrader and topographer W.J. Peters, who descended the Anaktuvuk River in canoes to its junction with the Colville River."[3]
References
- ^ USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Anaktuvuk River. Accessed Dec 31, 2012.
- ^ Porter, Stephen C. (1966) Pleistocene geology of Anaktuvuk Pass, Central Brooks Range, Alaska (Arctic Institute of North America Technical Paper #18) Arctic Institute of North America, Washington D.C., page 12, OCLC 17327
- ^ Mull, Charles G. et al. (2004) "Geologic Map of the Umiat Quadrangle, Alaska" Scientific Investigations U.S. Department of the Interior Map 2817–A, United States Geological Survey
See also
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