Description
Mulchatna River is located heads at Turquoise Lake, flows SW to Nushagak River, 65 mi. NE of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low.
History
Eskimo name reported as "Molchatna" by Ivan Petroff in the 1880 U.S. Census; shown as "Pahls-chat-nok or Mul-chat-na" by H. C. Fasset, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF), on a 1910 manuscript map. "Mulchatna" reportedly conforms to the local pronounciation.