The North Fork of the Koyukuk River is one of the principal forks of the Koyukuk River, approximately 105 mi (160 km) long, in northern Alaska in the United States. It has a watershed area of . It rises on the south slopes of the Continental Divide in the Brooks Range.

It is located in the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve and is part of the Koyukuk Wild and Scenic River as designated by the United States Congress in 1980.

North Fork Koyukuk River

The major tributaries include the Glacier River, Tinayguk River, Clear River and joins the Middle Fork Koyukuk River to form the Koyukuk main stem.

North Fork Koyukuk River

Robert Marshall thoroughly explored the system in 1929, naming many of the major peaks such as Mount Doonerak, Frigid Crags, and Boreal Mountain, the later two forming the Gates of the Arctic.

North Fork Koyukuk River

See also

List of rivers of Alaska

List of National Wild and Scenic Rivers

References

External links

Koyukuk Wild and Scenic River

Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge

Explore the North Fork

Trip up the North Fork

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve

Rivers of North Slope Borough, Alaska

Rivers of Alaska

Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States

Rivers of Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska

Brooks Range

Tributaries of the Yukon River

Rivers of Unorganized Borough, Alaska