Kongakut River

The Kongakut River^{[pronunciation?]} flows through parts of the North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1] It begins in the Davidson Mountains of the Brooks Range in the northeastern corner of the state, near the border with Yukon Territory in Canada.^[3] The Kongakut flows generally northeast and north through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the Beaufort Sea northwest of Demarcation Point.^[3] It was formerly sometimes called the Turner River but that name is now applied to a smaller stream in the vicinity due to confusion as to which was originally meant. The name Kongakut comes from the Inupiaq name for the river, meanining roughly "deer pond".^[4]

Kongakut River
Kongakut River in summer
Location of the mouth of the Kongakut River in Alaska
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	North Slope
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Davidson Mountains
• coordinates	68°48′47″N 143°22′47″W[1]
• elevation	5,521 ft (1,683 m)[2]
Mouth	Siku Lagoon
• location	Beaufort Sea
• coordinates	69°46′35″N 141°42′16″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[1]

See also

• List of Alaska rivers