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Meade River
Meade River is located in Alaska
Meade River
Location of the mouth of the Meade River in Alaska
Native name Kuulugruaq
Country United States
State Alaska
Borough North Slope
Physical characteristics
Main source Kulugra Ridge
National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska
891 ft (272 m)
69°21′42″N 158°42′22″W / 69.36167°N 158.70611°W / 69.36167; -158.70611
River mouth Admiralty Bay
Beaufort Sea
0 ft (0 m)
70°54′12″N 155°57′27″W / 70.90333°N 155.95750°W / 70.90333; -155.95750

The Meade River (Iñupiaq: Kuulugruaq) flows into Admiralty Bay along the North Slope of the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins near Kulugra Ridge in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska and flows generally north past Atqasuk to the bay at the southern end of Dease Inlet on the Beaufort Sea.

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