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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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).

Topo Maps

Lake Clark (1946), Lake Clark (1946), Lake Clark (1951), Lake Clark (1951), Lake Clark B-4 (1954), Lake Clark (1958), Lake Clark (1958), Lake Clark (1958), Lake Clark (1958),

Places Near Kijik River

Cities:

Kijik,

Bays:

Hardenburg Bay,

Capes:

Cape Shishkin, Tanalian Point,

Islands:

Tommy Island,

Lakes:

Lake Clark, Fishtrap Lake, Kijik Lake, Kontrashibuna Lake, Lachbuna Lake,

Mountains:

Kijik Mountain, Tanalian Mountain,

Rivers:

Kijik River, Tanalian River,

Streams:

College Creek, Kasna Creek, Miller Creek, Portage Creek, Takoka Creek, Tommy Creek,

Cities:

Port Alsworth,