Information About

Kijik River

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Location

60 ° 17' 13.999" N,
154 ° 13' 26" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Nondalton

Tributary to

Newhalen River

Length

41 mi (65.98 km)

Elevation

253 ft (77.11 m)

Kijik River in Detail.

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About

flows SW 18 mi. to Lake Clark, 29 mi. NE of Nondalton; Alaska Range


History

Eskimo name reported in 1902 as "Keeghik" and "Keejik" by W. H. Osgood, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); derived from the native name for Lake Clark; published as "Keejik River" in 1903 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).