Kwethluk River
| Kwethluk River | ||
 Kwethluk River in the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge , with Three-Step Mountain in the background |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1405120 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Kuskokwim River | |
| Drain over | Kuskokwim River → Bering Sea | |
| source |
Wood River Mountains 60 ° 2 ′ 25 ″ N , 159 ° 25 ′ 48 ″ W. |
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| muzzle |
Kuskokwim River near Kwethluk Coordinates: 60 ° 48 ′ 50 " N , 161 ° 26 ′ 53" W 60 ° 48 ′ 50 " N , 161 ° 26 ′ 53" W |
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| Mouth height |
4 m
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| length | 137 km | |
 Kwethluk River in the catchment area of the Kuskokwim River |
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The Kwethluk River is a 137 km long left tributary of the Kuskokwim River in the southwestern interior of Alaska .
The source of the river is in the Wood River Mountains west of Wood-Tikchik State Park . It flows northwest to the confluence with the Kuskokwim River at Kwethluk , 16 km east of Bethel , in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta .
The name of the Eskimos for the river was recorded in 1898 by WS Post of the United States Geological Survey on the basis of statements by John Henry Kilbuck , a missionary of the Moravian Congregation, as "Kwiklimut" or "Kwikluk". The current spelling was introduced in 1915 by AG Maddren, also from the USGS.
