Andreafsky River
| Andreafsky River | |
|---|---|
Andreafsky River | |
| Etymology | Northern one |
| Native name | Negeqliq (Central Yupik) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Nome, Kusilvak |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge |
| • location | Iprugalet Mountain, Nome Census Area |
| • coordinates | 63°08′27″N 161°42′37″W / 63.14083°N 161.71028°W |
| • elevation | 1,487 ft (453 m) |
| Mouth | Yukon River |
• location | Pitkas Point, near St. Mary's, Kusilvak Census Area |
• coordinates | 62°01′45″N 163°15′09″W / 62.02917°N 163.25250°W |
• elevation | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Length | 193 km (120 mi) |
| Basin size | 5,369.1 km2 (2,073.0 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | St. Mary's (near mouth) |
| • average | 91.428 m3/s (3,228.7 cu ft/s) |
| Type | Wild 265 miles (426 km) |
| Designated | December 2, 1980 |
The Andreafsky River (Yup'ik: Negeqliq) is a 120-mile (190 km) tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska. The Andreafsky flows south from near Iprugalet Mountain in the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge to meet the larger river at Pitkas Point, near the village of St. Mary's.
In 1980, the Andreafsky and the East Fork Andreafsky rivers became part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The designation covers about 265 river miles (RM) or 426 river kilometers (RK) along the two streams and their headwaters. About 198 RM (319 RK) of these flow through the Yukon Delta Wilderness; 54 RM (87 RK) cross private lands, and 13 RM (21 RK) flow through a wild-river corridor within non-wilderness refuge lands.