Information About

Gisasa River

Quick Facts

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Location

65 ° 15' 43.999" N,
157 ° 40' 45.001" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Koyukuk

Tributary to

Koyukuk River

Length

70 mi (112.65 km)

Elevation

151 ft (46.02 m)

Gisasa River in Detail.

About

flows NE to Koyukuk River, 38 mi. SW of Roundabout Mtn., Koyukuk Low. 70 miles long.

History

Koyukuk Indian name published by Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 106) USA, as "Gissassakakat" and "Fissakakat" (map), meaning "mouth of the Gisasa." Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), reported the Indian name as "R(eka) Kalyalyakhtna" in 1842-44.

Topo Maps

Kateel River (1951), Kateel River B-4 (1952), Kateel River B-4 (1952), Kateel River B-4 (1952), Kateel River (1955), Kateel River (1955), Kateel River (1955), Kateel River (1955), Kateel River (1955), Kateel River (1955), Kateel River B-4 SE (2015),

Places Near Gisasa River

Cities:

Zogliakten, Zonagoliakten,

Channels:

Long Stretch,

Islands:

Chips Island,

Lakes:

Sam White Lake,

Rivers:

Bitzla River, Chips Slough, Gisasa River, Honhosa River, Kateel River,