Information About

Tuluksak

Quick Facts

Region:

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City:

Akiak

Elevation:

30 ft (9.14 m)

About

population 137, on S bank of Tuluksak River, 48 mi. SE of Russian Mission, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

History of Tuluksak

Eskimo name meaning "raven (?)" published by Tikhmeniev in 1861 as "Tul'yagmyut," presumably from information obtained by L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), in 1842-44. In the 1880 Census Van Petroff lists the name as "Tuluksak," population 150. Tuluksak was incorporated as a city on October 28, 1970.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1950), Russian Mission A-6 (1954), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission A-6 SE (2017),

Places Near Tuluksak

Islands:

Nelson Island,

Mountain Passes:

Reindeer Slough,

Rivers:

Mishevik Slough, Tuluksak River,

Streams:

Bogus Creek, Little Bogus Creek,

Cities:

Tuluksak,