| Awuna River | |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Awuna River in Alaska |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Alaska |
| Subdivision Type4: | Borough |
| Subdivision Name4: | North Slope |
| Length: | 200miles |
| Source1: | Swamp north of Lookout Ridge |
| Source1 Location: | National Petroleum Reserve |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 69.3336°N -158.7561°W[1] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1202feet[2] |
| Mouth: | Colville River |
| Mouth Location: | West of Angoyakvik Pass, National Petroleum Reserve |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 69.0486°N -155.4633°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 722feet |
The Awuna River also called Sakvailak by the Iñupiat is a 200miles 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]