Information About

Kanik River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kanik River on The Map

Location

58 ° 56' 6" N,
159 ° 37' 5.002" W

Region

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City

Manokotak

Length

12 mi (19.31 km)

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Kanik River in Detail.

About

heads at Ualik Lake, flows SW to Kulukak Bay, 41 mi. SW of Dillingham, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History

Eskimo name reported as "R(eka) Kaniek" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 4), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).

Topo Maps

Nushagak Bay (1945), Nushagak Bay (1949), Nushagak Bay (1949), Nushagak Bay D-5 (1950), Nushagak Bay D-5 (1950), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951),
Places Near Kanik River
Cities:

Ualik,

Bays:

Kulukak Bay, Metervik Bay, Tvativak Bay,

Capes:

Kulukak Point,

Lakes:

Ualik Lake,

Ridges:

Buchia Ridge,

Rivers:

Kanik River, Kulukak River,

Streams:

Francis Creek, Tithe Creek,