Information About

Kwethluk River

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 48' 50" N,
161 ° 26' 53.002" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Kwethluk

Tributary to

Kuskokuak Slough

Tributaries

Akulikutak River,

Length

85 mi (136.79 km)

Elevation

13 ft (3.96 m)

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Pink Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Arctic lamprey, Pacific Lamprey, Sheefish

Kwethluk River in Detail.

About

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

History

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).

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,