Information About

Kvichavak River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kvichavak River on The Map

Location

61 ° 8' 29" N,
162 ° 7' 25" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Nunapitchuk

Length

50 mi (80.47 km)

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Kvichavak River in Detail.

About

Heads at 612000N, 1612800W, flows WSW to the Johnson River, 13 mi NE of Nunavak Anukslak Lake and 30 mi NNW of Bethel; Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

Eskimo name reported by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), in 1842-44 as "R(eka) Kvinchagak " directly to the Bering Sea at about Hazen Bay and thus may refer to another stream. along the stream in January 1879, and give the Eskimo name as "Kivvichavak," from which the present spelling is derived.

Topo Maps

Marshall (1954), Marshall (1954), Marshall (1954), Marshall A-1 (1954), Marshall A-1 (1954),
Places Near Kvichavak River
Lakes:

Kalasik Lake,

Rivers:

Kvichavak River,

Streams:

Mogak Creek, Putu Creek,