Information About

Arolik River

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 37' 21" N,
161 ° 34' 50.002" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Quinhagak

Tributary to

North Mouth Arolik River

Tributaries

Boulder Creek, Fox Creek,

Length

14 mi (22.53 km)

Elevation

89 ft (27.13 m)

Arolik River in Detail.

About

heads at confluence of East and South Forks Arolik River, flows NW to North and South Mouths Arolik River, 36 mi. N of Goodnews, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 14 miles long.

History

The name of this stream was originally reported in 1898 as "Kwiyadik," an Eskimo name, by J. E. Spurr and W. S. Post (in Spurr, 1900, map 10), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and it included what is now the North Mouth. In 1913 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) published the name "Arolic Creek" on Chart T-3399; it is an Eskimo name reported to mean "moon." The Eskimos also called the stream "Aalalik," meaning "ashes," which refers to the "ashes of a burnt village at the mouth of north fork."

Topo Maps

Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews C-7 (1954), Goodnews Bay (1979), Goodnews Bay (1979), Goodnews Bay C-7 SW (2017),

Places Near Arolik River

Bays:

Jacksmith Bay,

Lakes:

Ithagsutlek Lake,

Mountains:

Figure Four Mountain, Island Mountain, Mitlak Mountain, North Yoke Mountain, South Yoke Mountain, Yoke Mountain, Yukon Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Arolik Gap,

Rivers:

Arolik River,

Streams:

Bessie Creek, Boulder Creek, Butte Creek, Canyon Creek, Danger Creek, December Creek, Deer Creek, Domingo Creek, Dry Creek, Faro Creek, Fox Creek, Jacksmith Creek, Keno Creek, Kowkow Creek, Magaktlek Creek, McLane Creek, Minnesota Creek, Red Lodge Creek, Taluyetlek Creek, Trail Creek,

Valleys:

Lucky Gulch, Snow Gulch,