The Etivluk River is a tributary of the
Colville River in the
U.S. state
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of
Alaska
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.
A bend in the river about from the
mouth
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has been identified as one of the most remote locations in mainland Alaska. It is about from the nearest towns of
Ambler to the southwest and
Atqasuk
Atqasuk () is a city
in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 228 at the 2000 census and 233 as of the 2010 census.
Geography
Atqasuk is located at (70.477663, -157.418056), on the Meade River.
According to the U ...
to the north and farther from any other settled area in the state.
The river begins at Nigtun Lake and flows generally to the north-northeast before joining the Colville River. The
Nigu River
The Nigu River is a tributary of the Etivluk River in the U.S. state of Alaska. Arising on the north slope of the Brooks Range just west of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, the Nigu flows generally northwest to meet the Etivluk a ...
enters the Etivluk from the
right
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near its headwaters,
and the joined rivers are sometimes referred to as the Etivluk-Nigu River. The entire length of the Etivluk flows through a remote area of northern Alaska, entirely north of the
Arctic Circle
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.
See also
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List of rivers of Alaska
This is a List of rivers in Alaska, which are at least fifth-order according to the Strahler method of stream classification, and an incomplete list of otherwise-notable rivers and streams. Alaska has more than 12,000 rivers, and thousands more st ...
References
Rivers of North Slope Borough, Alaska
Rivers of Alaska
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