The Salmon River arises in the Baird Mountains of the Brooks Range and flows 60 miles (97 km) south to join the Kobuk River 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest...
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The Kobuk River (Iñupiaq: Kuuvak; Koyukon: Hʉlghaatno), also known by the names Kooak, Kowak, Kubuk, Kuvuk, and Putnam, is a river located in the Arctic...
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Salmon River (Kobuk River) arises in the Baird Mountains of the Brooks Range and flows 60 miles south to join the Kobuk River. The Sheenjek River was...
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the Salmon River and the Hunt River. The valley floor is mainly covered by glacial drift. Much of the southern portion of the park, south of the Kobuk River...
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(Yukon River tributary) Reindeer River (Paimiut Slough) Ribdon River Sadlerochit River Sagavanirktok River Salcha River Salmon River (Kobuk River tributary)...
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the river in 1887. He named it the Cantwell River after Lieutenant John C. Cantwell, of the Revenue Cutter Service, who had explored the Kobuk River region...
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Dakota Knik River - Alaska Knox River - New Hampshire Kobuk River - Alaska Kohlsville River - Wisconsin Kokolik River - Alaska Kokosing River - Ohio Kongakut...
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Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA). Noatak National Preserve borders Kobuk Valley National Park on the south and Gates of the Arctic National Park...
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Scenic Rivers: Alatna River 83 miles (134 km) John River 52 miles (84 km) Kobuk River 110 miles (177 km) the North Fork of the Koyukuk River 102 miles...
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America's Most Endangered Rivers is a list of threatened rivers in the United States compiled by the nonprofit group American Rivers. First published in 1984...
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significant town to the park is King Salmon, where the park's headquarters is located, about 5 miles (8.0 km) down the Naknek River from the park entrance. The...
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of brown bears are attracted to feed on the spawning salmon in the Kijik River and at Silver Salmon Creek. Bear watching is a common activity in the park...
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southward to meet the larger river northeast of Fort Yukon. Its name derives from the Gwich'in word "khiinjik," meaning "dog-salmon river"." Explorer J.H. Turner...
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The Nowitna River is a 250-mile (400 km) tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river flows northeast from the Kuskokwim Mountains...
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The North Fork of the Koyukuk River is one of the principal forks of the Koyukuk River, approximately 105 mi (160 km) long, in northern Alaska in the United...
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The Tlikakila River (Dena'ina Athabascan Łiq'a Qilanhtnu, literally "salmon-are-there river") is a stream, 51 miles (82 km) long, in the U.S. state of...
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The Alatna River[pronunciation?] is a federally designated wild and scenic river partially contained within the boundaries of Gates of the Arctic National...
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The Delta River is an 80-mile (130 km) tributary of the Tanana River in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its name in the Ahtna language is Saas Na’ [pronunciation...
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Native groups have lived in the area, including Koyukon Athabascans and Kobuk, Selawik, and Nunamiut from the north and northwest. The Koyukon lived in...
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085000; -157.860331, on the north bank of the Kobuk River, near the confluence of the Ambler and the Kobuk Rivers. It lies 45 miles north of the Arctic Circle...
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Arctic tundra. The Selawik and Kobuk River deltas, located on the eastern shores of Selawik Lake and Hotham Inlet (Kobuk Lake), provide habitat for migratory...
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The Aniakchak River[pronunciation?] is a stream, 27 miles (43 km) long, in Lake and Peninsula Borough on the Alaska Peninsula in the United States. It...
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The Ivishak River /ˈiːviːʃɑːk/ is a 95-mile (153 km) tributary of the Sagavanirktok River in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. Fed...
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The Selawik River (Iñupiaq: Siiḷivium Kuuŋa; Koyukon: Nozaatne) is a stream, 140 miles (230 km) long, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska...
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Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017. "Kobuk Valley National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved March 23, 2010....
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The John River (Iñupiaq: Atchiiniq) is a 125-mile (201 km) tributary of the Koyukuk River in the northern part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It was named...
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The Tinayguk River is a 44-mile (71 km) tributary of the North Fork Koyukuk River in the U.S. state of Alaska. Heading in the Endicott Mountains of the...
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The Charley River is an 88-mile (142 km) tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska. Flowing generally northeast from the Mertie Mountains...
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Nulato, Alaska (category Yukon River)
location for trade between the Koyukon people and Inupiat people of the Kobuk River area before the arrival of Europeans.[citation needed] In 1838, the Russian...
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wild segment of the river is fished for king and silver salmon, Arctic grayling, and char. Other forms of recreation along the river include boating and...
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