Information About

Swift Fork

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Swift Fork on The Map

Location

63 ° 34' 35" N,
153 ° 29' 57.998" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Nikolai

Tributaries

Boulder Creek,

Elevation

531 ft (161.85 m)

Swift Fork in Detail.

About

Flows NW from the Chedotlothna Glacier near the SW boundary of Denali National Park to the North Fork Kuskokwim River, 2 mi. SE to Little Hog Butte and 50 mi. NE of Medfra; Kuskokwim Low.

History

Local name reported about 1912 by Jacob Johnson, trapper, as "Swift River" or "as the natives called it 'Shangavinapok.'" Although local usage of "McKinley Fork" was reported in 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "Swift Fork" was recommended in 1956.

Topo Maps

Medfra (1950), Medfra (1950), Medfra C-1 (1958), Medfra C-1 (1958), Medfra (1959), Medfra (1959), Medfra (1959),
Places Near Swift Fork
Areas:

Hwni Tla- Dochak-,

Hills:

Little Hog Butte,

Lakes:

Bear Island Lake, Bellen Lakes, Chleca Lakes, Spruce Lake,

Mountain Passes:

Paradise Pass,

Streams:

Red Slough,

Streams:

Baker Creek, Black Creek, Edaburge Creek, Eden Creek, Hardscrabble Creek, Medicineman Creek, Pontag Creek, Rungun Creek, Shellman Creek, Stone Creek, Swift Fork, West Fork Shellman Creek,