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Utukok River

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- elevation
  
2,075 ft (632 m)

Country
  
United States of America

- elevation
  
0 ft (0 m)

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- location
  
De Long Mountains, Brooks Range, National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska

- location
  
20 miles (32 km) southwest of Icy Cape

Borough
  
North Slope Borough, Alaska

Mouths
  
Chukchi Sea, Kasegaluk Lagoon

The Utukok River is a 225-mile (362 km) long stream in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It rises in the De Long Mountains at the confluence of Kogruk and Tupik creeks and flows north, northeast, and then northwest. It empties into Kasegaluk Lagoon on the Chukchi Sea of the Arctic Ocean, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Icy Cape.

Map of Utukok River, Alaska, USA

Utoqaq, meaning old or ancient, is the Inuit name for Icy Cape. Variant names used for the river in the 19th century included "Utukak" and "Ootokok".

References

Utukok River Wikipedia