Information About

Swift River

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 53' 20" N,
156 ° 18' 29.999" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

McGrath

Tributaries

Cheeneetnuk River,

Elevation

226 ft (68.88 m)

Swift River in Detail.

About

heads from several glaciers in Alaska Range at 613630N1535850W flows W and NW to Kuskowim River, 13 mi. NE of Sleetmute, Stony River Low.

History

Local translation of Eskimo name recorded as "R(eka) Chagvanakhtuli" in 1842-44 by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Given as "Chakawunapuk" on a 1898 fieldsheet byW. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), but published as"Chagavenapuk." by J. E. Spurr, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Zagoskin also gave the Indian name which he recorded as "Khockalitno." in 1908 A. G. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported the translated name as "Swift River."

Topo Maps

Sleetmute (1950), Sleetmute (1950), Sleetmute D-1 (1954), Sleetmute D-1 (1954), Sleetmute (1954), Sleetmute (1954),

Places Near Swift River

Mountain Ranges:

Black Mountains,

Rivers:

Swift River, Tatlawiksuk River,