Information About

Pah River

Quick Facts

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Location

66 ° 46' 23.999" N,
156 ° 2' 38" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Kobuk

Elevation

253 ft (77.11 m)

Pah River in Detail.

About

heads at 663400N1550900W, flows W to Kobuk River 32 mi. SE of Shungnak, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History

Eskimo name meaning "stream mouth (pang)" probably applied to the stream by Lieutenant G. M. Stoney, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1885, and spelled by him "Par." According to Lieutenant Cantwell (1885, p. 31), U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS), the Eskimo name for the stream was "Chok-way-chok" (also spelled "Shok-ah-bok-shegiak") which he says refers to the "rapid current" at the stream's mouth. See Pah Rapids.

Topo Maps

Shungnak (1951), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak D-1 (1985), Shungnak D-1 SE (2016),

Places Near Pah River

Mountain Passes:

Coal Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Lockwood Hills,

Rapids:

Pah Rapids,

Rivers:

Killak River, Pah River,