| Kougarok River | |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Kougarok River in Alaska |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Alaska |
| Subdivision Type4: | District |
| Subdivision Name4: | Nome Census Area |
| Length: | 45miles[1] |
| Source1: | Confluence of Macklin and Washington creeks |
| Source1 Location: | Seward Peninsula |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 65.6833°N -164.7961°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 457feet[2] |
| Mouth: | Kuzitrin River |
| Mouth Location: | 47miles southwest of Imuruk Lake |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 65.2564°N -164.5658°W[3] |
| Mouth Elevation: | 75feet |
The Kougarok (Koo-gah-rok) River (Kuuguraq in Inupiaq, lit. little river) is a river on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. Formed by the merger of the two smaller streams Macklin Creek and Washington Creek, the main stem is about 45miles long, flowing generally south from near Taylor Airport.[3] It flows into the Kuzitrin River, which flows west into the Imuruk Basin, connected to the bay of Port Clarence on the Bering Sea.[4]
In 1900 the river was reported under the same name as Kugruk River, this was later changed.[1] The river drew gold miners in the early 1900s, though development slowed after World War II. The Nome-Taylor Highway follows the river for much of its course.[4]