Information About

Kinia River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kinia River on The Map

Location

60 ° 10' 48" N,
164 ° 29' 56" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Chefornak

Length

30 mi (48.28 km)

Kinia River in Detail.

Getting There


About

heads at Dall Lake, flows SW 30 mi. to Etolin Strait, 22 mi. S of Nightmute and 105 mi. SW of Bethel; Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.


History

According to Orth in 1965 the Eskimo name of this stream is "Uksukfak," the same name was reported in 1949 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as "Ooksokwak." to be a misapplication by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) of the name "Kinak," which should be applied to the next large stream miles south.

Topo Maps

Baird Inlet (1951), Baird Inlet (1954), Baird Inlet (1954), Baird Inlet (1954), Baird Inlet A-7 (1954),
Places Near Kinia River
Bays:

Kinak Bay,

Lakes:

Kegum Kagati Lake,

Mountain Ranges:

Ingariak Hills,

Rivers:

Kinia River, Kolavinarak River,

Streams:

Akumwake Slough,