Notchko is a locality[1] in Humboldt County, California. It is located on the Klamath River 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Johnsons,[1] at an elevation of 151 feet (46 m).[2] It is located on the Yurok Indian Reservation and was a significant Yurok burial site for generations;[3] like many locales in the area, it was heavily damaged in the Christmas flood of 1964, with the remaining residents being offered sub-standard replacement housing without utilities.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-884995-14-9.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Notchko
  3. ^ Morain, Dan (26 Nov 1988). "Hoopa-Yurok Tribal Fued Rages On in N. California". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved 21 Nov 2023.
  4. ^ Belcher, Jerry (18 May 1969). "Klamath Indians Bitter". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, CA. Retrieved 21 Nov 2023.

41°17′46″N 123°52′11″W / 41.29611°N 123.86972°W / 41.29611; -123.86972


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