Information About

Tuluksak

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 6' 9" N,
160 ° 57' 42.001" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Akiak

Elevation

30 ft (9.14 m)

Tuluksak in Detail.

About

population 137, on S bank of Tuluksak River, 48 mi. SE of Russian Mission, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

History

Eskimo name meaning "raven (?)" published by Tikhmeniev in 1861 as "Tul'yagmyut," presumably from information obtained by L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), in 1842-44. In the 1880 Census Van Petroff lists the name as "Tuluksak," population 150. Tuluksak was incorporated as a city on October 28, 1970.

Topo Maps

Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1950), Russian Mission A-6 (1954), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission A-6 SE (2017),

Places Near Tuluksak

Islands:

Nelson Island,

Mountain Passes:

Reindeer Slough,

Rivers:

Mishevik Slough, Tuluksak River,

Streams:

Bogus Creek, Little Bogus Creek,

Cities:

Tuluksak,