Description
Heading in a small lake 3 mi N of Kuzitrin Lake and flowing SE 90 mi, then S 25 mi. to to Koyuk Inlet at the head of Norton Bay, 30 mi. NW of Christmas Mtn., Nulato Hills.
History
Eskimo name reported by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 2), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Kvyguk." The present spelling comes from A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1900. The Western Union Telegraph Expedition spelled the name "Koikpak," which means "big river."