Information About

North Fork Kuskokwim River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map North Fork Kuskokwim River on The Map

Location

63 ° 5' 15" N,
154 ° 38' 29" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Nikolai

Tributaries

Beaver Creek, Fish Creek,

Elevation

374 ft (114 m)

North Fork Kuskokwim River in Detail.

About

Flows SW 210 mi. to join the East Fork Kuskokwim River to form the Kuskokwim River, 5 mi E of Medfra; Kuskokwim Low.

History

This stream was considered the "Kuskokwim River" by Lieutenant J. S. Herron, USA, in 1899. River" on a map prepared in 1910 by A. G. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Indian name reported by Gordon (1917, p. 105) in 1907 was "Tichinnik."