History of Kanektok River

Eskimo name reported to mean "snow" or "snowy"; submitted in 1898 by J. E Spurr and W. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The stream's lower course was once called "Quinhak," "Quinahak," or "Quinhagak." G. L. Harrington in 1919 stated "another explanation of the word 'Kanektok' gives it as of doubtful origin, an d means 'a long way from the post,' and (though I fail to see the connection) wa s named from the nearby horizontal S.S. (sandstone) beds in the foothills through which the stream passes."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Kanektok River

Oyak, Shiniak,

Warehouse Channel,

Quinhagak,

Warehouse Bluff,

Ithagsutlek Lake, Tsingigkalik Lake,

Kanektok River, North Mouth Arolik River, South Mouth Arolik River,

Bessie Creek, Kanagtatlek Creek, Kikku Creek, Nakee Creek, North Branch Warehouse Creek, Oyak Creek, Sayalik Creek, South Branch Warehouse Creek, Stoggnang Creek, Warehouse Creek, Weelung Creek,