Information About

Little Delta River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Little Delta River on The Map

Location

64 ° 16' 52" N,
146 ° 42' 11.999" W

Region

Fairbanks North Star

Nearest City

North Pole

Tributary to

Tanana River

Length

24 mi (38.62 km)

Elevation

784 ft (238.96 m)

Little Delta River in Detail.

About

heads at junction of East and West Forks of Little Delta River and flows N to Tanana River, 28 mi. NW of Big Delta, Tanana Low.

History

Lieutenant H. T. Allen, USA, named a stream west of the Delta River, "Delta Creek," but its exact identity has been a problem to map makers.. This particular stream came to be called "Little Delta River" in the early 1900's, no doubt in an effort to retain a form of Lieutenant Allen's name, but at the same time to differentiate it from nearby Delta River and Delta Creek. Its Indian name was "Silokh" according to A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1898. J. T. Geoghegan, however, gives its Indian name as "Husacheg."

Topo Maps

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Places Near Little Delta River
Cliffs:

Salcha Bluff,

Lakes:

Birch Lake, Chisholm Lake, Harding Lake, Hartman Lake, Koole Lake, Little Harding Lake, Little Lake,

Parks:

Harding Lake State Recreation Area,

Rivers:

Little Delta River,

Streams:

Gunnysack Creek, Junction Creek, Mosquito Creek, Redmond Creek, Shamrock Creek,

Cities:

Harding Lake,