Information About

Talbiksok River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Talbiksok River on The Map

Location

61 ° 41' 30.001" N,
161 ° 14' 46" W

Region

Wade Hampton (CA)

Nearest City

Russian Mission

Length

80 mi (128.75 km)

Elevation

26 ft (7.92 m)

Talbiksok River in Detail.

About

in distributary system of Yukon River, heads in Twelvemile Slough at 615330N1601130W, and flows SW 80 mi. to Portage Slough, 6.5 mi. S of Russian Mission; Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

Eskimo name reported in Russian by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), 1842-44, as "R(eka) Talgaksyuak" and "R(eka) Talgiksyuak." Captain C. W. Raymond, USA, shows "Talbiksokh" on his 1869 map. This name was simplified by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1895 to "Talbiksok." 1951 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) field survey calls the feature "Tagalaviksak Slough."

Topo Maps

Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1950), Russian Mission C-6 (1952), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission C-6 NW (2017),
Places Near Talbiksok River
Capes:

Grand Junction Point,

Cities:

Russian Mission,

Cliffs:

Bareface Bluff,

Hills:

Mount Olive,

Islands:

Arctic Island, Circle Island, Esther Island, Flora Island, Grand Island, Johnson Island,

Lakes:

Kako Lake, Nunvotchuk Lake, Ocolaksuk Lake, Onolavik Lake, Russian Mission Lake,

Mountain Passes:

Portage Slough,

Rivers:

Circle Slough, Talbiksok River, Thirtytwo Kazyga Slough,

Streams:

Portage Slough,

Streams:

Kako Creek,

Cities:

Dogfish Village, Kako Landing,