Information About

Chilchitna River

Quick Facts

Region:

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City:

Nondalton

Tributary to:

Mulchatna River

Length:

35 mi (56.33 km)

Elevation:

715 ft (217.93 m)

About

heads at 602700N, 1544000W, flows W to Mulchatna River, 45 mi. NW of Nondalton, Lime Hills. 35 miles long.

History of Chilchitna River

Indian name reported in 1914 as "Chalchitna" by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who obtained it from Thomas Hanmore, U.S. Commissioner at Iliamna. The name was published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), however, as "Chilchitna."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Lake Clark (1946), Lake Clark (1946), Lake Clark (1951), Lake Clark (1951), Lake Clark B-8 (1954), Lake Clark B-8 (1954), Lake Clark (1958), Lake Clark (1958), Lake Clark (1958), Lake Clark (1958),

Places Near Chilchitna River

Lakes:

Lake September,

Rivers:

Chilchitna River,

Streams:

Chanuk Creek, Dummy Creek, Nikadavna Creek, September Creek, Sixtyfour Creek, Springway Creek,