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Johnson River

Johnson River

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Region:
  • Bethel (CA)
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approx. 210 mi. long; in the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, heads in Arhymot Lake, flows SW to enter the Kuskokwim River

History of Johnson River

Local name reported in 1949 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); possibly named for Eric Johnson, prospector. The Eskimos consider this part of the Kvichavak River.