Kobuk River - Wikipedia
The Kobuk River is a periglacial river, fed by a remnant glacial lake (Walker Lake) and mountain snowmelt in the Brooks Range. It cuts a channel through a landscape otherwise dominated by permafrost .
Kobuk River - Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve (U.S ...
Located on the southernmost reaches of the Brooks Range, the Kobuk River flows from its headwaters in the Endicott Mountains and Walker Lake, through a broad valley that is one of the largest continuous forested areas in the Park and Preserve. The Kobuk is an exceptional float river with many hiking opportunities in the upper reaches.
Kobuk River | Rivers.gov
The 380-mile-long Kobuk River originates in the Endicott Mountains in the Brooks Range and flows west to Kotzebue Sound. The river’s wide valley, exceptional rapids, and outstanding biota provide remarkable natural resources. The river passes through two scenic canyons.
Kobuk River - ALASKA.ORG
The upper Kobuk River traverses a wide, forest-covered valley with sweeping views from the river of nearby mountains. From its start at Walker Lake the river is in the Gates of the Arctic National Preserve and it has several Class IV challenges as well as miles of Class I river.
Kobuk Valley National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
2024年8月8日 · Caribou, sand dunes, the Kobuk River, Onion Portage - just some of the facets of Kobuk Valley National Park. Thousands of caribou migrate through, their tracks crisscrossing sculpted dunes. The Kobuk River is an ancient and current corridor for people and wildlife.
The free-flowing Kobuk River lies north of the Arctic Circle in Alaska, at the northern edge of the boreal forest that flanks the Brooks Range. The river meanders through homelands of the Indigenous Iñupiat who continue to live from their ancestral lands as they have for millennia.
Kobuk River - America's Most Endangered Rivers® of 2024
The free-flowing Kobuk River lies north of the Arctic Circle in Alaska, at the northern edge of the boreal forest that flanks the Brooks Range. The river meanders through homelands of the Indigenous Iñupiat who continue to live from their ancestral lands as they have for millennia.
Kobuk Valley National Park - Wikipedia
Kobuk Valley National Park is a national park of the United States in the Arctic region of northwestern Alaska, located about 25 miles (40 km) north of the Arctic Circle.
Float the Kobuk River - U.S. National Park Service
2020年10月29日 · The Kobuk River is a source of life to many in Northwest Alaska. It hosts caribou migrations, the return of salmon from the Pacific Ocean, and a waterway of transporation for the people of Northwest Alaska.
Kobuk Wild and Scenic River | National Rivers
110 miles of the upper Kobuk River, that stretch within Gates of the Arctic National Park, upstream of and including Walker Lake, were designated National Wild & Scenic River in 1980. The entire river is about 180 miles long and is one of northwest Alaska's largest rivers.