| Ribdon River | |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Sagavanirktok River in Alaska |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Alaska |
| Subdivision Type4: | Borough |
| Subdivision Name4: | North Slope |
| Length: | [1] |
| Source1: | Philip Smith Mountains |
| Source1 Location: | Brooks Range |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 68.6778°N -147.2344°W[2] |
| Mouth Location: | Sagavanirktok River |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 68.8086°N -148.7906°W |
The Ribdon River is a river in the North Slope Borough of Alaska, United States. The river is largely located in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It flows west from the Philip Smith Mountains into the Sagavanirktok River. Elusive Lake drains into the Ribdon.[1]
The river is so named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists in 1951, "because one of the geologists named Don had a rib injury." The Iñupiat name "Shukukpaukat" refers to the "high, steep, sharp mountains" that bound it.[2]
Lutra canadensis is known to habitate the river.[3]