Meade River
| 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[1] |
| • elevation | 891 ft (272 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Admiralty Bay |
• location | Beaufort Sea |
• coordinates | 70°54′12″N 155°57′27″W / 70.90333°N 155.95750°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Basin size | 1,790 sq mi (4,600 km2) at Atqasuk, Alaska |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Atqasuk, Alaska |
| • average | 702 cu ft/s (19.9 m3/s)[3] |
| • maximum | 55,400 cu ft/s (1,570 m3/s)[4] |
The Meade River[pronunciation?] (Iñupiaq: Kuulugruaq) is a river in the North Slope region of the U.S. state of Alaska,[1] 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.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Meade River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
- ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ "USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics for the Nation".
- ^ "Peak Streamflow for Alaska".
- ^ Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
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