Description
Swan River is located flows SW to Kakhtul River, 84 mi. NE of Dillingham, Alaska Range
History
Local name obtained in 1898 by J. E. Spurr and W. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), from A Mittendorf, a local trader; published by Spurr (1900, p. 235), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The stream was shown as "Swan Creek" or "Estu-y-a-rok" on a 1910 manuscript map by H. C. Fasset, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).