Information About

Hawk River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Hawk River on The Map

Location

62 ° 30' 5" N,
160 ° 52' 52" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Anvik

Elevation

85 ft (25.91 m)

Hawk River in Detail.

About

flows NW and E to Bonasila River, 41 mi. NW of Holy Cross, Nulato Hills. 50 miles long.

History

So named by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1916, because he "found a hawk's nest near its (the stream's) mouth". It is said by some however, that the last sound element of the nearby feature name "Stuyahok" was arbitrarily picked and converted in spelling to "Hawk".

Topo Maps

Holy Cross C-4 (1952), Holy Cross C-4 (1952), Holy Cross (1952), Holy Cross (1952), Holy Cross (1952), Holy Cross (1952), Holy Cross (1952), Holy Cross (1952), Holy Cross C-4 SW (2017),
Places Near Hawk River
Rivers:

Hawk River, Stuyahok River,

Streams:

Jackson Creek, Roberts Creek,