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The '''Meade River'''{{Pronunciation-needed}} (]: ''Kuulugruaq'') flows into Admiralty Bay along the ] of the ] of ].<ref name="gnis"/> It begins near Kulugra Ridge in the ] and flows generally north past ] to the bay at the southern end of Dease Inlet on the ].<ref name="DeLorme">{{cite book|title=Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer|publisher=DeLorme|location=Yarmouth, Maine|page=135|edition=7th|year=2010|isbn=978-0-89933-289-5}}</ref> The '''Meade River'''{{Pronunciation-needed}} (]: ''Kuulugruaq'') is a river in the ] region of the ] of ],<ref name="gnis"/> beginning near Kulugra Ridge in the ] and flowing generally north past ] to Admiralty Bay, where it empties into the southern end of the Dease Inlet on the ].<ref name="DeLorme">{{cite book|title=Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer|publisher=DeLorme|location=Yarmouth, Maine|page=135|edition=7th|year=2010|isbn=978-0-89933-289-5}}</ref>


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River in the U.S. state of Alaska
Meade River
Meade River is located in AlaskaMeade RiverLocation of the mouth of the Meade River in Alaska
Native nameKuulugruaq (Inupiaq)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughNorth Slope
Physical characteristics
SourceKulugra Ridge
 • locationNational Petroleum Reserve–Alaska
 • coordinates69°21′42″N 158°42′22″W / 69.36167°N 158.70611°W / 69.36167; -158.70611
 • elevation891 ft (272 m)
MouthAdmiralty Bay
 • locationBeaufort Sea
 • coordinates70°54′12″N 155°57′27″W / 70.90333°N 155.95750°W / 70.90333; -155.95750
 • elevation0 ft (0 m)
Basin size1,790 sq mi (4,600 km) at Atqasuk, Alaska
Discharge 
 • locationAtqasuk, Alaska
 • average702 cu ft/s (19.9 m/s)
 • maximum55,400 cu ft/s (1,570 m/s)

The Meade River (Iñupiaq: Kuulugruaq) is a river in the North Slope region of the U.S. state of Alaska, beginning near Kulugra Ridge in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska and flowing generally north past Atqasuk to Admiralty Bay, where it empties into the southern end of the Dease Inlet on the Beaufort Sea.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Meade River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  2. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. "USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics for the Nation".
  4. "Peak Streamflow for Alaska".
  5. Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
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