Information About

Kvichak River

Quick Facts

Region:

Bristol Bay

Nearest City:

Levelock

Length:

50 mi (80.47 km)

Fatalities:

1

Tributaries:

Alagnak River, Iliamna River, Newhalen River, Pile River,

Tributaries:

Bear Creek,

Wildlife:

About

heads in Iliamna Lake, flows SW to Kvichak Bay at Kogging, on Alaska Peninsula, 9 mi. N of Naknek, Bristol Bay Low.

History of Kvichak River

Eskimo name reported in 1828 by Captain Lutke (1836, map 14), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Riviere Bristol or Kvitchak." The spelling "Kvichak" was given by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) on an 1888 map.

Fatalities

July 28, 2006

1 person died

Found on the following Topo Maps

Naknek D-4 (1952), Naknek D-4 (1952), Naknek D-4 (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952),

Places Near Kvichak River

Capes:

Cape Horn, Cape Suwarof, Cape Suworof, Coffee Point, Fishery Point, Graveyard Point, Horseshoe Point, Kunsiniali Point, Morakas Point, Pederson Point, Telephone Point, Telephone Point,

Channels:

Albert Channel, Coffee Creek Channel, Gravel Spit Anchorage,

Cliffs:

Kanaknoli Point, Kunnsiniali Point,

Flats:

Salmon Flats, Sea Gull Flat,

Mountain Passes:

Svoger Slough,

Rivers:

Alagnak River, Kvichak River, Naknek River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Chimenchun Creek, Coffee Creek, Copenhagen Creek, Duck Creek, Graveyard Creek, Hallersville Creek, King Salmon Creek, Packers Creek, Squaw Creek, Union Creek,

Cities:

Hallersville, Koggiung, Kvichak, Libbyville, Nakeen, Naknek, Savonoski, South Naknek,