The Kukpowruk River is a stream, 160 miles (260 km) long, in the western North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] It arises in the De Long Mountains of the western Brooks Range and flows north into Kasegaluk Lagoon of the Chukchi Sea, Arctic Ocean.[1] The river mouth is about 9 miles (14 km) south of Point Lay.[1] Arctic Slope Regional Corporation is the major landowner along the river.
| Kukpowruk River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the Kukpowruk River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | De Long Mountains |
| • coordinates | 68°26′20″N 162°29′49″W / 68.43889°N 162.49694°W |
| • elevation | 2,872 ft (875 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Kasegaluk Lagoon, Chukchi Sea, Arctic Ocean |
• location | 9 miles (14 km) south of Point Lay |
• coordinates | 69°36′57″N 163°01′06″W / 69.61583°N 163.01833°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 160 mi (260 km)[3] |
The Inuit name for the river probably means "fairly large stream" or "a stream."[1] A late 19th-century variant was "Kook Pow ruk."[1]