Atchuelinguk River | |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Atchuelinguk River in Alaska |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Alaska |
Subdivision Type4: | Census Area |
Subdivision Name4: | Kusilvak |
Length: | 266km (165miles) |
Discharge1 Location: | Pilot Station (near mouth) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 73.807m3/s[1] |
Source1: | Nulato Hills |
Source1 Location: | Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge |
Source1 Coordinates: | 63.0439°N -161.4439°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 2006feet[2] |
Mouth: | Yukon River |
Mouth Location: | 25miles west of Marshall |
Mouth Coordinates: | 61.9583°N -162.8272°W[3] |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Basin Size: | 4201.6km2[4] |
The Atchuelinguk River (Yup'ik Ecuilnguq, literally "clear water"[5])Atchuelinguk is a 165miles tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] It flows southwest from the Nulato Hills through the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge to meet the larger river near Pilot Station.[6]