Information About

Stony River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Stony River on The Map

Location

61 ° 46' 9.998" N,
156 ° 35' 28" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

McGrath

Elevation

200 ft (60.96 m)

Stony River in Detail.

About

heads at Stony Glacier in Alaska Range flows SW and NW 190 mi. to Kuskokwim River, 20 mi. NE of Sleetmute, Stony River Low.

History

Descriptive name probably given by prospectors and reported in 1908 by A. G. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Native names obtained in 1842-44 by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), were written "R(eka) Tkhalkhuk ili (or) Mantashtano"; the first is Eskimo, the last Indian.

Topo Maps

Sleetmute (1950), Sleetmute (1950), Sleetmute D-2 (1954), Sleetmute D-2 (1954), Sleetmute (1954), Sleetmute (1954),
Places Near Stony River
Rivers:

Stony River, Stony River Cutoff,

Streams:

Moose Creek, Muskeg Creek, Muskrat Creek,

Cities:

Stony River,