Information About

Rodo River

Quick Facts

Region:

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City:

Kaltag

Tributary to:

Yukon River

Length:

32 mi (51.5 km)

Elevation:

98 ft (29.87 m)

About

flows NE to Yukon River, 36 mi. SW of Nulato, Nulato Hills.

History of Rodo River

Indian name reported about 1901 as "Rodokakat" by Father Julius Jette of Nulato. Father Jette used the letter "R" for the "Kh" sound. The name obviously is the same as that of the Khotol River. "Khodokakat" means "mouth of the Khodo (or Khotol)."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Nulato (1945), Nulato (1945), Nulato (1951), Nulato (1951), Nulato (1952), Nulato (1952), Nulato (1952), Nulato (1952), Nulato B-6 (1952), Nulato B-6 (1952), Nulato B-6 SE (2017),

Places Near Rodo River

Capes:

Eightmile Point, Spruce Tree Point,

Cities:

Kaltag,

Cliffs:

Lears Point,

Islands:

Big Eightmile Island, Little Eightmile Island, Sevenmile Island, Short Island,

Locales:

Tdlogaiyakh,

Mountains:

Notakok Mountain, Tamantaloi Hill,

Rivers:

Kaltag River, Rodo River,