Information About

Popes River

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 10' 0.001" N,
165 ° 30' 0" W

Region

Wade Hampton (CA)

Nearest City

Chevak

Elevation

26 ft (7.92 m)

Popes River in Detail.

About

flows W to Bering Sea, in Yukon Delta area, N of Scammon Bay.

History

The identity of the stream called "Popes" by Dall (1870, p. 275), is not certain. He lists it as the second stream, going north, between Scammon Bay and the Yukon delta. It may have been named by Dall for Frank L. Pope, assistant engineer of the Western Union Telegraph Expedition of 1865. The present application of the name was given by US@C&GS in 1925.

Topo Maps

Black (1951), Black (1951), Black (1951), Black (1951), Black (1951), Black (1951),

Places Near Popes River

Rivers:

Black River, Kipniyagok River, Popes River,

Streams:

Melatolik Creek,

Cities:

Black, Kwikak,