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Nixon Fork

Nixon Fork

Region:
  • Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)
Nearest City:
Tributary to:
Length:
  • 75 mi (120.7 km)
Elevation:
  • 351 ft (106.98 m)
Tributaries:
About

Heading at the confluence of Von FRank and Whirlwind Creeks, flowing SW to the Takotna River, 26 mi WSW of Medfra, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History of Nixon Fork

Local name obtained in 1908 by A. G. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Alexander Kolmakov, in 1838, followed by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), in 1842-44 gave the Indian name "Nochotno." A. G. Indian name "Tuentna." Maddren, in 1908, called it by another.