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| The river begins near Survey Pass in the ] on the north slope of the central ] and merges with the Colville River south of Angoyakvik Pass.<ref name="DeLorme">{{cite book|title=Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer|publisher=DeLorme|location=Yarmouth, Maine|page=136|edition=7th|year=2010|isbn=978-0-89933-289-5}}</ref> The direction of flow is generally northeast, although the river turns to the northwest in its lower reaches after receiving the Okakmilaga River from the right.<ref name="DeLorme"/> | The river begins near Survey Pass in the ] on the north slope of the central ] and merges with the Colville River south of Angoyakvik Pass.<ref name="DeLorme">{{cite book|title=Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer|publisher=DeLorme|location=Yarmouth, Maine|page=136|edition=7th|year=2010|isbn=978-0-89933-289-5}}</ref> The direction of flow is generally northeast, although the river turns to the northwest in its lower reaches after receiving the Okakmilaga River from the right.<ref name="DeLorme"/> | ||
| Major tributaries of the Killik are April |
Major tributaries of the Killik are April and Easter creeks, as well as the Okakmilagra.<ref name="DeLorme"/> North of Easter Creek, tributary streams, such as Aniakvik Creek and Nigaktukvik Creek, flow predominantly through short, narrow, V-shaped valleys. Numerous changes of the river's course within this valley have left behind a large number of lakes, as well as gravelbars and sandbars. The ] in the Killik valley appears to be dominated by copious stretches of ] (betula nana), and ]s, with large expanses of ] and ]s. | ||
| The Killik is fed largely by precipitation and snow melt, and hence its waters are relatively clear of the sediment that characterizes glacial streams. | The Killik is fed largely by precipitation and snow melt, and hence its waters are relatively clear of the sediment that characterizes glacial streams. | ||
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The Killik River is a 105-mile (169 km) tributary of the Colville River in the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins in the northern portion of Gates of the Arctic National Park and flows north onto property of the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation.
The river begins near Survey Pass in the Endicott Mountains on the north slope of the central Brooks Range and merges with the Colville River south of Angoyakvik Pass. The direction of flow is generally northeast, although the river turns to the northwest in its lower reaches after receiving the Okakmilaga River from the right.
Major tributaries of the Killik are April and Easter creeks, as well as the Okakmilagra. North of Easter Creek, tributary streams, such as Aniakvik Creek and Nigaktukvik Creek, flow predominantly through short, narrow, V-shaped valleys. Numerous changes of the river's course within this valley have left behind a large number of lakes, as well as gravelbars and sandbars. The tundra in the Killik valley appears to be dominated by copious stretches of dwarf birch (betula nana), and sedges, with large expanses of sedge bogs and tussocks.
The Killik is fed largely by precipitation and snow melt, and hence its waters are relatively clear of the sediment that characterizes glacial streams.
See also
References
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{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
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