Information About

Kalskag

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 32' 13.999" N,
160 ° 18' 19.001" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Lower Kalskag

Elevation

39 ft (11.89 m)

Kalskag in Detail.

About

On N bank of Kuskokwim River, 24 mi. W of Aniak, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

This village is listed as "Kaltkhagamute," with a population of 106 in the 1880 Census of I. Petroff. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), spells the name "Kal-tchagamut" on his 1898 fieldsheet, but places the village on the right bank of a slough, 4 miles southwest of the present village called "Kalskag." people have moved to Lower Kalskag and Kalskag. Incorporated as Upper Kalskag.

Topo Maps

Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1950), Russian Mission C-4 (1954), Russian Mission C-4 (1954), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission C-4 SE (2017),

Places Near Kalskag

Cities:

Tuklak,

Cities:

Lower Kalskag,

Streams:

Shit Creek,

Lakes:

Arhymot Lake, Portage Lakes,

Streams:

Mud Creek,

Routes:

Paimiut Portage, Yukon-Kuskokwim Portage,

Cities:

Kalskag,