Information About

George River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map George River on The Map

Location

61 ° 53' 51" N,
157 ° 42' 32" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Chuathbaluk

Tributary to

Kuskokwim River

Tributaries

Beaver Creek, Moose Creek,

Length

80 mi (128.75 km)

Elevation

161 ft (49.07 m)

George River in Detail.

About

heads at 623400N1571000W and flows SW to Kuskokwim River, 23 mi. NW of Sleetmute, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 80 miles long.

History

Locally named for George Fredericks, proprietor of a trading post at its mouth; reported in 1910 by A. G. Maddren (in Brooks and others, 1911, pl. 11), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In 1842 Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), called this river by the Indian name "Keledzhichagat." In 1913 A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported the name "Yukwonilnuk" and in 1915 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported local usage to be "George River."

Topo Maps

Sleetmute (1950), Sleetmute (1950), Sleetmute D-5 (1954), Sleetmute D-5 (1954), Sleetmute (1954), Sleetmute (1954),
Places Near George River
Mountains:

Twin Buttes,

Rivers:

East Fork George River, George River, North Fork George River,

Streams:

California Creek, Downey Creek, Eightmile Creek, Steamboat Creek,

Cities:

Georgetown,