Information About

Beluga River

Quick Facts

Region:

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City:

Soldotna

Length:

35 mi (56.33 km)

Tributaries :

Chichantna River,

About

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

History of Beluga River

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."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1951), Tyonek A-3 (1958), Tyonek A-3 (1958), Tyonek A-3 (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek A-3 NW (2016),

Places Near Beluga River

Areas:

Ch-u-itnu Hdakaq-, Nughiltnu Kaq,

Bars:

Beluga Shoal, Chuit Flats,

Beaches:

Cottonwood Beach,

Lakes:

Chedatna Lakes, Chikdashla Bena, Chuitbuna Lake, First Lake, Lewis River Slough, Seeley Lake, Spring Water Lakes, Tukallah Lake, Viapan Lake,

Rivers:

Beluga River, Chuitna River, Ivan River, Lewis River, Theodore River,

Streams:

Coffee Creek, Indian Creek, Olson Creek, Pretty Creek, Shorty Creek, Threemile Creek,

Cities:

Beluga, Beluga, Tyonek,