Awuna River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | North Slope |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Swamp north of Lookout Ridge |
• location | National Petroleum Reserve |
• coordinates | 69°20′01″N 158°45′22″W / 69.33361°N 158.75611°W [1] |
• elevation | 1,202 ft (366 m) [2] |
Mouth | Colville River |
• location | West of Angoyakvik Pass, National Petroleum Reserve |
• coordinates | 69°02′55″N 155°27′48″W / 69.04861°N 155.46333°W [1] |
• elevation | 722 ft (220 m) [1] |
Length | 200 mi (320 km) [1] |
The Awuna River[ pronunciation?] also called Sakvailak by the Iñupiat is a 200-mile (320 km) tributary of the Colville River in the U.S. state of Alaska. [1] Located entirely within the National Petroleum Reserve, it arises in a swamp north of Lookout Ridge in the North Slope Borough. [3] It flows generally east to meet the larger river west of Angoyakvik Pass. [3]
The river's name Awuna means "westward" or Uwanmun. The name given to the river now by the Iñupiat is Sakvailak. [1] [4]