Meade River

The Meade River (Iñupiaq: Kuulugruaq) flows into Admiralty Bay along the North Slope of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It begins near Kulugra Ridge in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska and flows generally north past Atqasuk to the bay at the southern end of Dease Inlet on the Beaufort Sea.[5]

Meade River
Location of the mouth of the Meade River in Alaska
Native name	Kuulugruaq (Inupiaq)
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	North Slope
Physical characteristics
Source	Kulugra Ridge
• location	National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska
• coordinates	69°21′42″N 158°42′22″W[1]
• elevation	891 ft (272 m)[2]
Mouth	Admiralty Bay
• location	Beaufort Sea
• coordinates	70°54′12″N 155°57′27″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[1]
Basin size	1,790 sq mi (4,600 km2) at Atqasuk, Alaska
Discharge
• location	Atqasuk, Alaska
• average	702 cu ft/s (19.9 m3/s)[3]
• maximum	55,400 cu ft/s (1,570 m3/s)[4]