Information About

Mulchatna River

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 38' 39.998" N,
157 ° 6' 55.001" W

Region

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City

New Stuyahok

Tributary to

Nushagak River

Tributaries

Chilchitna River, Chilikadrotna River, Mosquito River,

Tributaries

Beaver Creek, Bonanza Creek,

Length

160 mi (257.5 km)

Elevation

151 ft (46.02 m)

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Pink Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Arctic Char

Mulchatna River in Detail.

Getting There

About

heads at Turquoise Lake, flows SW to Nushagak River, 65 mi. NE of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low.

History

Eskimo name reported as "Molchatna" by Ivan Petroff in the 1880 U.S. Census; shown as "Pahls-chat-nok or Mul-chat-na" by H. C. Fasset, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF), on a 1910 manuscript map. "Mulchatna" reportedly conforms to the local pronounciation.

Topo Maps

Dillingham (1951), Dillingham (1954), Dillingham (1954), Dillingham (1954), Dillingham C-3 (1954), Dillingham C-3 (1954),

Places Near Mulchatna River

Cities:

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Mountains:

Rivers:

Streams:

Cranberry Creek, Nunachuak Creek, Tunravik Creek, Utnathlokik Creek,

Cities:

Koliganek, Nunachuak, Tunravik,