Information About

Matogak River

Quick Facts

Region:

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City:

Togiak

Length:

28 mi (45.06 km)

Tributaries :

Nisua River,

About

heads at 591200N, 1604000W, flows SW to Hagemeister Strait, 10 mi. N of Hagemeister I., Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History of Matogak River

Eskimo name obtained about 1947 from Frank Waskey, trader and prospector, by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). He states "This stream is well known to former prospectors as 'Matuwalk'."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Hagemeister Island D-3 (1948), Hagemeister Island D-3 (1948), Hagemeister Island (1951), Hagemeister Island (1951), Hagemeister Island (1957), Hagemeister Island (1957), Hagemeister Island (1957),

Places Near Matogak River

Capes:

Tongue Point,

Channels:

Hagemeister Strait,

Islands:

Hagemeister Island,

Mountains:

Aeolus Mountain, Downdraft Mountain,

Rivers:

Matogak River, Nisua River,