Information About

Lower Kalskag

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 30' 43.999" N,
160 ° 21' 29.002" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Elevation

26 ft (7.92 m)

Lower Kalskag in Detail.

About

Population 122, on right bank of Kuskokwim River 2.2 mi. SW of Kalskag and 27 mi. W of Aniak; Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

This name is listed as "Kaltkhagamute," having a population of 106, in the 10th Census, in 1880. W.S. Post, USGS, spells out the name "Kal-tchagamut" on his 1898 field sheet, but places the village on the right bank of a slough 1.5 mi. west of the present village called "Lower Kalskag." The place shown by Post is now abandoned; the people have moved to Lower Kalskag and Kalskag. The Russian (Greek) Orthodox Church maintains a mission here which probably accounts for its separation from Kalskag.

Topo Maps

Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1950), Russian Mission C-4 (1954), Russian Mission C-4 (1954), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission C-4 SW (2017),

Places Near Lower Kalskag

Cities:

Tuklak,

Cities:

Lower Kalskag,

Streams:

Shit Creek,

Lakes:

Arhymot Lake, Kukaklik Lake, Portage Lakes,

Streams:

Mud Creek,

Routes:

Paimiut Portage, Yukon-Kuskokwim Portage,

Cities:

Kalskag,