| Kugarak River | |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Kugarak River in Alaska |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Alaska |
| Subdivision Type4: | District |
| Subdivision Name4: | Yukon - Koyukuk Census Area, Northwest Arctic Borough |
| Length: | 58miles[1] |
| Source1 Location: | Yukon - Koyukuk Census Area |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 66.9814°N -159.0158°W |
| Mouth: | the Selawik River |
| Mouth Location: | 27miles south east of Selawik, Northwest Arctic Borough |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 66.57°N -159.0158°W[2] |
The Kugarak River (Iñupiaq: Kuugruaq) is a stream, 58miles long, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It flows generally south west and joins the Selawik River approximately 27miles south east of the village of Selawik.[1]
Its Inuit name was first reported in 1886 by U.S. Navy Lieutenant George M. Stoney, who spelled it as "Kue-ga-rack".[2] [1] It was first spelled as "Kugarak" in 1901 by U.S. Geological Survey.[2] [1] The name was also spelled as "Koogarak" and "Kuegerak".[1]