The Wulik River (Iñupiaq: Ualliik kuuŋak) is a stream, about 80 miles (130 km) long, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] Originating in the De Long Mountains in the North Slope Borough, it flows southwest to Kivalina Lagoon in the Chukchi Sea, east of Kivalina.[1] It heads in the De Long Mountains, which is 5 miles (8 km) north of Sheep Mountain, and it is 42 miles (67 km) northwest of Noatak.[3]
| Wulik River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the Wulik River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope, Northwest Arctic |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | De Long Mountains |
| • location | 5 miles (8 km) north of Sheep Mountain, North Slope |
| • coordinates | 68°22′43″N 162°51′45″W / 68.37861°N 162.86250°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,563 ft (781 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Kivalina Lagoon, Chukchi Sea |
• location | East of Kivalina, Northwest Arctic |
• coordinates | 67°43′54″N 164°31′01″W / 67.73167°N 164.51694°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 80 mi (130 km)[1] |
Umiak Bend, along the river and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Kivalina, was named after an Inuit skin boat (umiak) was destroyed there by rough water.[4]
In 1886, a United States Navy lieutenant reported the Inuit name of this river as "Woleek."[1]