Information About

Kaliakh River

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

McCarthy

Length:

24 mi (38.62 km)

Elevation:

10 ft (3.05 m)

Tributaries:

Chiuki River, Kosakuts River, Kulthieth River,

Wildlife:

About

heads in Hanna Lake, flows SE and SW to Gulf of Alaska, 13 mi. NW of Cape Yakataga and 106 mi. SE of Cordova, Malaspina Coastal Plain.

History of Kaliakh River

Tlingit Indian name published in 1849 by Captain M. D. Tebenkov, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). The 1869 Coast Pilot (p. 143) spelled it "Kaliekh." This may be the same stream labeled "small river" in Captain George Vancouver's atlas of 1798.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier A-5 (1984), Bering Glacier A-5 (1984), Bering Glacier A-5 SW (2016),

Places Near Kaliakh River

Hills:

Sunshine Point,

Mountains:

Kulthieth Mountain, McIntosh Peak,

Ridges:

Sint Hills,

Rivers:

Chiuki River, Duktoth River, East Fork Tsivat River, Kaliakh River, Kosakuts River, Kulthieth River, West Fork Tsivat River,

Streams:

Hope Creek, Odor Creek,