Kongakut River facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kongakut River
Kongakut River in summer
Location of the mouth of the Kongakut River in Alaska
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	North Slope
Physical characteristics
Main source	Davidson Mountains 5,521 ft (1,683 m) 68°48′47″N 143°22′47″W / 68.81306°N 143.37972°W / 68.81306; -143.37972
River mouth	Siku Lagoon Beaufort Sea 0 ft (0 m) 69°46′35″N 141°42′16″W / 69.77639°N 141.70444°W / 69.77639; -141.70444

The Kongakut River flows through parts of North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins in the Davidson Mountains of the Brooks Range in the northeastern corner of the state, near the border with Yukon Territory in Canada. The Kongakut flows generally northeast and north through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the Beaufort Sea northwest of Demarcation Point. It was formerly sometimes called the Turner River but that name is now applied to a smaller stream in the vicinity due to confusion as to which was originally meant. The name Kongakut comes from the Inupiaq name for the river, meanining roughly "deer pond".