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 Squirrel River with Baird Mountains | |
  Location of the mouth of the Squirrel River in Alaska | |
| Native name | Siksriktuum Kuuŋa (Inupiaq) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Northwest Arctic |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Baird Mountains |
| • coordinates | |
| Mouth | Kobuk River |
| • location | 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Selawik |
| • coordinates | 66°59′00″N 160°24′00″W / 66.98333°N 160.40000°W / 66.98333; -160.40000 |
| • elevation | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Length | 72 mi (116 km) |
The Squirrel River (Iñupiaq: Siksriktuum Kuuŋa, Koyukon: Tleleyh No’) is a 72-mile (116 km) tributary of the Kobuk River in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is a very clear, small arctic river flowing south from the foothills of Baird Mountains to where it meets the Kobuk River in the village of Kiana. From Kiana, the Kobuk flows southwest into Hotham Inlet of Kotzebue Sound on the Chukchi Sea.
The upper segment of the stream runs in a U molded, half-mile wide valley lying between 300-to 400-foot moving slopes. The lower area of stream has a rough track along the north bank that approaches some mining claims on Klery Creek.
See also
References
- ^ "Squirrel River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 23, 2001. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
- ^ Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) . Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. p. 912. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|agency=ignored (help) - ^ Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
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