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Meade River
Location of the mouth of the Meade River in Alaska
Native name	Kuulugruaq (Inupiaq)
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	North Slope
Physical characteristics
Source	Kulugra Ridge
• location	National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska
• coordinates	69°21′42″N 158°42′22″W / 69.36167°N 158.70611°W / 69.36167; -158.70611
• elevation	891 ft (272 m)
Mouth	Admiralty Bay
• location	Beaufort Sea
• coordinates	70°54′12″N 155°57′27″W / 70.90333°N 155.95750°W / 70.90333; -155.95750
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Basin size	1,790 sq mi (4,600 km) at Atqasuk, Alaska
Discharge
• location	Atqasuk, Alaska
• average	702 cu ft/s (19.9 m/s)
• maximum	55,400 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

• List of rivers of Alaska

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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