Information About

Rodo River

Quick Facts

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Location

64 ° 16' 44" N,
158 ° 42' 33.998" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Kaltag

Tributary to

Yukon River

Length

32 mi (51.5 km)

Elevation

98 ft (29.87 m)

Rodo River in Detail.

About

flows NE to Yukon River, 36 mi. SW of Nulato, Nulato Hills.

History

Indian name reported about 1901 as "Rodokakat" by Father Julius Jette of Nulato. Father Jette used the letter "R" for the "Kh" sound. The name obviously is the same as that of the Khotol River. "Khodokakat" means "mouth of the Khodo (or Khotol)."

Topo Maps

Nulato (1945), Nulato (1945), Nulato (1951), Nulato (1951), Nulato (1952), Nulato (1952), Nulato (1952), Nulato (1952), Nulato B-6 (1952), Nulato B-6 (1952), Nulato B-6 SE (2017),

Places Near Rodo River

Capes:

Eightmile Point, Spruce Tree Point,

Cities:

Kaltag,

Cliffs:

Lears Point,

Islands:

Big Eightmile Island, Little Eightmile Island, Sevenmile Island, Short Island,

Locales:

Tdlogaiyakh,

Mountains:

Notakok Mountain, Tamantaloi Hill,

Rivers:

Kaltag River, Rodo River,