Kugruk River
| Kugruk River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Northwest Arctic |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | near Imuruk Lake |
| • location | Seward Peninsula |
| • coordinates | 65°41′24″N 163°15′05″W / 65.69000°N 163.25139°W |
| • elevation | 1,311 ft (400 m) |
| Mouth | Kugruk Lagoon of Kotzebue Sound on the Chukchi Sea |
• location | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) southeast of Cape Deceit |
• coordinates | 66°00′22″N 162°40′13″W / 66.00611°N 162.67028°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 60 mi (97 km) |
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The Kugruk River is a stream, 60 miles (97 km) long, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the largest tributary of the Kuzitrin River. It begins near Imuruk Lake on the Seward Peninsula and flows generally north to Kugruk Lagoon, at Kotzebue Sound on the Chukchi Sea. The river enters the lagoon 5.5 miles (8.9 km) southeast of Cape Deceit in the Northwest Arctic Borough.