Information About

Beluga River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Beluga River on The Map

Location

61 ° 12' 16.999" N,
150 ° 56' 24" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Soldotna

Tributaries

Chichantna River,

Length

35 mi (56.33 km)

Beluga River in Detail.

About

heads at Beluga Lake, and flows SE to Cook Inlet, 11 mi. NE of Tyonek, Cook Inlet Low. 35 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1898 by Eldridge (1900, map 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The word "beluga" or "byeluga" in Russian refers to the "white whale."