Information About

Kakhtul River

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 51' 0" N,
156 ° 40' 0.001" W

Region

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City

Levelock

Elevation

305 ft (92.96 m)

Kakhtul River in Detail.

About

flows NW 20 mi. to Mulchatna River, 86 mi. NE of Dillingham; Bristol Bay Low.

History

Eskimo name reported in 1890 as "Kokhtuli," meaning "woods," by A. B. Schanz in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. river was spelled "Kakhtul" on the 1890 Census map. called "Kakhtut" in 1898 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), published it as the "Kakhtul River." show the lower part as "Swan River."

Topo Maps

Dillingham (1951), Dillingham (1954), Dillingham (1954), Dillingham (1954), Dillingham D-2 (1954), Dillingham D-2 (1954), Dillingham D-2 (1954),

Places Near Kakhtul River

Mountain Ranges:

Stuyahok Hills,

Rivers:

Kakhtul River, Stuyahok River, Swan River,

Streams:

Old Man Creek,