Information About

Atutsak River

Quick Facts

Region:

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City:

Tanana

Tributary to:

Yukon River

Length:

18 mi (28.97 km)

Elevation:

180 ft (54.86 m)

About

flows N to Yukon River, S of Little Joker I., 18 mi. WSW of Tanana, Nowitna Low. 18 miles long.

History of Atutsak River

Indian name reported in 1869 as "Atutsakalakushchargut" by Captain Raymond (1871,p. 23), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In 1885, Lieutenant Allen, USA, spelled it "Atutsakulakushakakat"; U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) published it as "Atutzehhuilcusten." The name has been shortened for obvious reasons.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Tanana (1951), Tanana (1951), Tanana (1951), Tanana A-6 (1952), Tanana A-6 (1952), Tanana A-6 (1952), Tanana (1956), Tanana (1956), Tanana (1956), Tanana (1956), Tanana (1960), Tanana (1960), Tanana (1960), Tanana (1960), Tanana A-6 NE (2016),

Places Near Atutsak River

Capes:

Sword Point,

Islands:

Basco Island, Little Joker Island, Station Island, Swanson Island,

Mountains:

Gold Hill, Gold Hill, Grant Dome,

Rivers:

Atutsak River, Blind River,

Streams:

Tozitna Slough, Whiskey Jack Slough,

Streams:

Bluebell Creek, Fox Creek, Gold Hill Creek, Lancaster Creek, Monday Creek, Racine Creek, Ravine Creek, Swanson Slough, Thirteen Pup, Tozimoran Creek,