Innoko River
River in Alaska, United States
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The Innoko River (/ɪˈnoʊkoʊ/; (Deg Xinag: Yooniq) is a 500-mile (800 km) tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It flows north from its origin south of Cloudy Mountain in the Kuskokwim Mountains and then southwest to meet the larger river across from Holy Cross.[5]
| Innoko River | |
|---|---|
Innoko River in summer | |
  Location of the mouth of the Innoko River in Alaska | |
| Native name | Yooniq (Degexit'an) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Yukon–Koyukuk |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | south of Cloudy Mountain |
| • location | Innoko National Wildlife Refuge |
| • coordinates | 63°08′55″N 156°01′30″W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,325 ft (709 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Yukon River |
• location | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Holy Cross |
• coordinates | 62°11′45″N 159°43′15″W[1] |
• elevation | 26 ft (7.9 m)[1] |
| Length | 805 km (500 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 36,517 km2 (14,099 mi2) 34,981.3 km2 (13,506.4 mi2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Holy Cross (near mouth) |
| • average | 335.467 m3/s (11,846.9 cu ft/s)[4] |
Most of its upper portion flows through the Innoko National Wildlife Refuge.[5] The entire river is within the Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area.[1]
Innoko is a Deg Hit’an name for the river.[6] The Russian colonial administrators also called the river Shiltonotno, Legon or Tlegon, Chagelyuk or Shageluk and Ittege at various times in the 19th century.[1]
