Information About

Twelvemile Slough

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 54' 47.002" N,
160 ° 19' 5.999" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Lower Kalskag

Tributary to

Yukon River

Length

15 mi (24.14 km)

Elevation

52 ft (15.85 m)

Twelvemile Slough in Detail.

About

Located in a distributary system of Yukon River, heads at Paimiut Slough and flows west to Yukon River, 28 miles northeast of Russian Mission, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. (AK-T1)

History

Local name shown on a manuscript chart of the Yukon River dated 1922; probably so named because the slough was thought to be twelve miles long. (AK-T1)

Topo Maps

Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1950), Russian Mission D-4 (1952), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission D-4 NW (2017),

Places Near Twelvemile Slough

Cities:

Ikatlek,

Hills:

Paimiut Mountain, Red Mountain,

Ridges:

Paimiut Hills,

Rivers:

Summer Slough, Twelvemile Slough,

Streams:

Paimiut Slough,

Cities:

Paimiut,