Alaska Gazetteer
Swift River is a physical feature (stream) in Bethel (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Swift River places it within the 99557 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Swift River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | 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.""" |
| Borough: | Bethel (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.8888893127 |
| Longitude: | -156.308334351 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Swift River: Swift River.
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