Sagavanirktok
Sagavanirktok is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 69.33°, -148.71°
About Sagavanirktok
The Sagavanirktok River or Sag River (Iñupiaq: Saġvaaniqtuuq) is a stream in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is about 180 miles (290 km) long and originates on the north slope of the Brooks Range, flowing north to the Beaufort Sea near Prudhoe Bay. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and Dalton Highway roughly parallel it from Atigun Pass to Deadhorse.
A glaciation happened approximately at the same time as the Illinoian Stage of central North America at the Sagavanirktok River.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Sagavanirktok River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Sagavanirktok: Key Facts
| Length | 290 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 14,892 km² |
| Mouth | Beaufort Sea |
| Tributaries | Ivishak River, Ribdon River, Atigun River, Oksrukuyik Creek |
Facts from Wikidata Q1569192 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Sagavanirktok: Quick Answers
- Where is Sagavanirktok?
- Sagavanirktok is located in United States, at 69.3283° N, 148.7137° W.
- Are there dams on the Sagavanirktok?
- No dam on the Sagavanirktok is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.