Alaska Gazetteer
Malemute Riffle is a physical feature (rapids) in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Malemute Riffle places it within the 99720 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Malemute Riffle |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Rapids |
| Description: | in Koyukuk River at Allakaket, Kanuti Flats. |
| History: | This name was reported by Archdeacon Stuck (1917, p. 329), because the riffle is opposite Alatna, a little village of Eskimos, or Malemutes as the Indians call them, from the Kobuk (River). |
| Borough: | Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 66.5666656494 |
| Longitude: | -152.666671753 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Malemute Riffle: Malemute Riffle.
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Allakaket, AK
(< 0.1 mile) |
Alatna, AK
(1.4 miles WSW) |
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Alatna, AK
(< 0.1 mile) |
New Allakaket, AK
(1.9 miles SSE) |
