Information About

Kiklukh River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kiklukh River on The Map

Location

59 ° 59' 44.002" N,
143 ° 50' 34.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Chitina

Length

8 mi (12.87 km)

Elevation

95 ft (28.96 m)

Kiklukh River in Detail.

About

Heads 0.5 mi. S of 1950 terminus of Bering Glacier, flows 8 mi. SW from Bering Glacier to Gulf of Alaska, 8 mi. NE of Cape Suckling and 75 mi. SE of Cordova; Malaspina Coastal Plain.

History

Tlingit Indian name obtained in 1904 by G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who spelled it "Keekluch." Prospectors called in "Eightmile Creek." It also was named "R(eka) Malaia Ugalenka," meaning "little coal river." From this, the 1869 Coast Pilot called in "Little Ugalentz River."

Topo Maps

Icy Bay (1950), Icy Bay (1951), Icy Bay (1961), Icy Bay (1961), Icy Bay (1961), Bering Glacier A-8 OE S NW (2014),
Places Near Kiklukh River
Bars:

Southwest Breaker,

Bays:

Bahia de Burgos,

Capes:

Cape Suckling,

Lakes:

Linear Lakes,

Mountain Passes:

Kwinlatch Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Suckling Hills,

Rivers:

Kiklukh River, Tashalich River,

Streams:

Kwinlatah Slough,

Streams:

Jessie Creek, Kathleen Creek, Sewah Creek,