Information About

Ray River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ray River on The Map

Location

65 ° 52' 41.002" N,
149 ° 48' 15.001" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Minto

Tributary to

Yukon River

Length

50 mi (80.47 km)

Elevation

259 ft (78.94 m)

Ray River in Detail.

About

Heads at 655100N, 1510600W, flows E to the Yukon River, 28 mi NNE of Rampart, Kokrines-Hodzana High.

History

Named by Lieutenant H. T. Allen, USA, in 1885 for Captain Patrick Henry Ray, USA, who established a station at Barrow in 1881 for meteorologic and magnetic observations. The Indian name, according to Dall (1870, p. 281) of the Western Union Telegraph expedition in 1867, was "Tseetoht," It was spelled "Shetchaut," by Whymper (1869, map). Recent maps have confused the Ray and Big Salt Rivers.

Topo Maps

Livengood (1945), Livengood (1945), Livengood (1945), Livengood (1945), Livengood (1951), Livengood (1951), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood D-6 (1956), Livengood D-6 (1956), Livengood D-6 (1956), Livengood D-6 (1956), Livengood D-6 NW (2017),
Places Near Ray River
Hills:

Smoothface Mountain,

Islands:

Crescent Island, Kalka Island, Sightas Island,

Mountains:

Maypole Hill,

Mountain Ranges:

Fort Hamlin Hills,

Rivers:

Big Salt River, Ray River,

Streams:

Clinton Creek, Hess Creek, Isom Creek, Lynx Creek, Woodcamp Creek,