Information About

Nagosakchowik Slough

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 31' 53" N,
164 ° 57' 31" W

Region

Wade Hampton (CA)

Nearest City

Nunam Iqua

Tributary to

Kwemeluk Pass

Tributaries

Kanyak River,

Length

9.5 mi (15.29 km)

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Nagosakchowik Slough in Detail.

About

heads in lake, flows N to Kwemeluk Pass, 4 mi. W of Sheldon Point and 21 mi. SW of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

Eskimo name obtained by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1952. Probably the same as "Nioklakowik" recorded in 1899 by G. R. Putnam, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).