Information About

Goodnews River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Goodnews River on The Map

Location

59 ° 6' 38.999" N,
161 ° 34' 53" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Platinum

Tributaries

Igmiumanik River,

Length

60 mi (96.56 km)

Goodnews River in Detail.

About

Heads in Goodnews Lake, flows SW to Goodnews Bay at Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mountains. 60 miles long.

History

Name published by P. S. Smith and A. G. Maddren (in Brooks and others, 1915, pl. 10), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). G. L. Harrington, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1919 reported that the Eskimo name of the river was "Kwihcherak," meaning "little river."