Hogatza River Explained

Hogatza River
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Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Hogatza River in Alaska
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Alaska
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Northwest Arctic Borough, Yukon - Koyukuk Census Area
Length:120miles
Source1:Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
Source1 Location:near the Continental Divide in the Helpmejack Hills, Northwest Arctic Borough
Source1 Coordinates:66.9464°N -154.2108°W
Source1 Elevation:1638feet[1]
Mouth:Koyukuk River
Mouth Location:32miles west-southwest of Hughes, Yukon - Koyukuk Census Area
Mouth Coordinates:65.9989°N -155.3975°W[2]
Mouth Elevation:207feet

The Hogatza River (KoyukonHʉgaadzaat No’; Iñupiaq: Kuuġuqpak or Haukaatchiatnaaq) is a 120miles tributary of the Koyukuk River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] Beginning in the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, it flows generally southwest to meet the larger river west of Hughes.[3] The river's name is from the Koyukon language, but the meaning is uncertain.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. Web site: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey . January 1, 2000. [{{gnis3|1403413}} Hogatza River]. October 22, 2013.
  3. Book: Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer. DeLorme. Yarmouth, Maine. 136. 7th. 2010. 978-0-89933-289-5.
  4. Book: Bright, William. Native American Place Names of the United States . 2004 . 169. University of Oklahoma Press. Norman. 0-8061-3576-X.