Sagavanirktok River

The Sagavanirktok River or Sag River (Iñupiaq: Saġvaaniqtuuq) is a stream in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It is about 180 miles (290 km) long and originates on the north slope of the Brooks Range, flowing north to the Beaufort Sea near Prudhoe Bay. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and Dalton Highway roughly parallel it from Atigun Pass to Deadhorse.[5]

Sagavanirktok River
Along the Dalton Highway
Location of the mouth of the Sagavanirktok River in Alaska
Native name	Saġvaaniqtuuq
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	North Slope
Physical characteristics
Source	Between the Endicott and Philip Smith mountains
• location	Brooks Range
• coordinates	68°09′48″N 148°55′53″W[1]
• elevation	4,986 ft (1,520 m)[2]
Mouth	Slightly northeast of Prudhoe Bay
• location	Beaufort Sea
• coordinates	70°19′15″N 148°02′10″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length	180 mi (290 km)[3]
Basin size	5,750 sq mi (14,900 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• average	4,700 cu ft/s (130 m^3/s)[4]

A glaciation happened approximately at the same time as the Illinoian Stage of central North America at the Sagavanirktok River.

See also

• List of rivers of Alaska

References

1. "Sagavanirktok River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
2. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
3. Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. United States Government Printing Office. p. 824. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
4. Benke, Arthur C.; Cushing, Colbert E. (2005). Rivers of North America. Burlington, Massachusetts: Elsevier Academic Press. p. 934. ISBN 0-12-088253-1.
5. Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 135–36. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.