Information About

Buckstock River

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 20' 31.999" N,
159 ° 13' 14.999" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Chuathbaluk

Tributary to

Aniak River

Length

33 mi (53.11 km)

Elevation

154 ft (46.94 m)

Buckstock River in Detail.

About

heads in Kuskokwim Mts. and flows NW to Aniak River 18 mi. SE of Aniak, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 33 miles long.

History

Local name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1919; derived from the Eskimo word reported to be "buksta(k)" meaning "swampy river." There is a Doestock Creek 15 miles to the north.

Topo Maps

Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1950), Russian Mission B-1 (1952), Russian Mission B-1 (1952), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980),

Places Near Buckstock River

Rivers:

Buckstock River,

Streams:

Doestock Creek, Sawpit Creek,