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| 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's headwaters are near Survey Pass in the Endicott Mountains on the north slope of the central Brooks Range, and its mouth is 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 Okokmilaga River from the right.
Major tributaries of the Killik are April and Easter creeks, as well as the Okokmilaga. North of Easter Creek, tributary streams, such as Aniakvik Creek and Nigaktukvik Creek, flow predominantly through short, narrow, V-shaped valleys.
The main stem flows down a U-shaped valley containing lakes, sand dunes, lateral moraines, and alpine tundra. This valley, about 2 miles (3 km) wide initially, widens to between 3 and 5 miles (5 and 8 km) on the lower reaches, and the river becomes braided. Copious stretches of dwarf birch (betula nana), and sedges, with large expanses of sedge bogs and tussocks dominate the tundra.
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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gniswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - "Lands". Arctic Slope Regional Corporation. 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013. A clickable PDF map filed under "Land Access" shows the private lands along the Killik River.
- ^ Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
- ^ "Killik River: Barrow Alaska Whitewater Kayaking Routes". Trails.com. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
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