Noxapaga River
| Noxapaga River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| District | Northwest Arctic Borough, Nome Census Area |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) west of Imuruk Lake and 1.2 miles (1.9 km) northwest of Andromeda Cone |
| • location | Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Northwest Arctic Borough, Seward Peninsula |
| • coordinates | 65°35′13″N 163°30′50″W / 65.58694°N 163.51389°W |
| • elevation | 946 ft (288 m) |
| Mouth | Kuzitrin River |
• location | 15 miles (24 km) north-northwest of Mount Bendeleben, Nome Census Area |
• coordinates | 65°22′39″N 164°15′32″W / 65.37750°N 164.25889°W |
• elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Length | 56 mi (90 km) |
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Noxapaga River (alternates: Kugrukruk and Kugirukuk) is a 56-mile (90 km) tributary of the Kuzitrin River on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. Heading in the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, it flows northwest for 4 miles (6 km), then west for 22 miles (35 km), then south for 30 miles (48 km) to its mouth on the larger river. Tributaries include the creeks of Aurora, Berry, Black, Bluff, Boulder, Buzzard, Frost, Garfield, Goodall, Goose, Grouse, Last Chance, Little Garfield, Mascot, Money, Peuk, Stony, Turner, and Winona.