Sagavanirktok River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sagavanirktok River |
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Along the Dalton Highway
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 Location of the mouth of the Sagavanirktok River in Alaska
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| Native name | Saġvaaniqtuuq |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Between the Endicott and Philip Smith mountains Brooks Range 4,986 ft (1,520 m) 68°09′48″N 148°55′53″W / 68.16333°N 148.93139°W |
| River mouth | Slightly northeast of Prudhoe Bay Beaufort Sea 0 ft (0 m) 70°19′15″N 148°02′10″W / 70.32083°N 148.03611°W |
| Length | 180 mi (290 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Basin size | 5,750 sq mi (14,900 km2) |
The Sagavanirktok River or Sag River (Iñupiaq: Saġvaaniqtuuq) is a stream in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is about 180 miles (290 km) long and originates on the north slope of the Brooks Range, flowing north to the Beaufort Sea near Prudhoe Bay. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and Dalton Highway roughly parallel it from Atigun Pass to Deadhorse.
A glaciation happened approximately at the same time as the Illinoian Stage of central North America at the Sagavanirktok River.
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