Information About

Kwethluk River

Quick Facts

Region:

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City:

Kwethluk

Tributary to:

Kuskokuak Slough

Length:

85 mi (136.79 km)

Elevation:

13 ft (3.96 m)

Tributaries:

Akulikutak River,

Wildlife:

About

heads at 600500N1600000W, flows NW to Kuskokuak Slough, 10 mi. E of Bethel, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History of Kwethluk River

Eskimo name shown as "Kwiklimut," meaning "Kwikli (river) people," and "Kwikluk" on an 1898 fieldsheet by W. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), according to information obtained from J. H. Kilbuck, Moravian missionary. The present spelling was used by A. G. Maddren (in Brooks, 1915, p. 355), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Bethel (1950), Bethel (1950), Bethel (1950), Bethel D-7 (1954), Bethel D-7 (1954), Bethel D-7 (1954), Bethel (1980), Bethel (1980), Bethel (1980), Bethel (1980), Bethel D-7 SW (2017),

Places Near Kwethluk River

Cities:

Kwik,

Cities:

Akiachak, Kwethluk,

Islands:

Kiktak Island,

Rivers:

Akulikutak River, Church Slough, Gweek River, Kasigluk River, Kisaralik River, Kushluk River, Kuskokuak Slough, Kwethluk River,

Streams:

Tubungaluk Creek,

Cities:

Kepangalook, Nunapitsinchak,