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Colville River (other)
Colville River may refer to: * Colville River (Alaska) in the state of Alaska United States ** Colville Delta Colville Delta is a river delta in northern Alaska that flows into Harrison Bay. The delta is so flat that it has been said that it is indiscernible where the river ends and the ocean begins. The powerful outflow of the Colville River creates a sh ..., Alaska * Colville River (Washington) in the state of Washington in the United States {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colville River (Alaska)
The Colville River (; Inupiat: ''Kuukpik'') is a major river of the Arctic Ocean coast of Alaska in the United States, approximately long. One of the northernmost major rivers in North America, it drains a remote area of tundra on the north side of the Brooks Range entirely above the Arctic Circle. The river is frozen for more than half the year and floods each spring. It rises on the north slope of the De Long Mountains, at the western end of the Brooks Range, north of the continental divide in the southwestern corner of the National Petroleum Reserve. It flows initially north, then generally east through the foothills on the north side of the range, broadening as it receives the inflow of many tributaries that descend from the middle Brooks Range. Along its middle course it forms the southeastern border of the National Petroleum Reserve. At the Iñupiat village of Umiat it turns north to flow across the Arctic plain, entering the western Beaufort Sea in a broad delta near Nuiq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colville Delta
Colville Delta is a river delta in northern Alaska that flows into Harrison Bay. The delta is so flat that it has been said that it is indiscernible where the river ends and the ocean begins. The powerful outflow of the Colville River creates a shallow region that is rich with nutrients, making it ecologically significant for wildlife. Geography The Colville River, approximately long, flows from the De Long Mountains until it reaches the Alaska Native community of Nuiqsut, where it forms a broad delta. Fauna The waters of the Colville delta, along with the waters of Harrison Bay, make an ideal refuge for long-tailed ducks, king eiders, red-throated loons, Arctic terns, surf scoters, brant geese, and glaucous gulls. In summer and fall, migrating red-throated and yellow-billed loons and king and spectacled eiders stop in to rest and feed. Nearshore forage fish are important in Arctic food webs, linking energy from smaller prey items to larger predators like birds and marine mamm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
