Information About

Seventymile River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Seventymile River on The Map

Location

64 ° 55' 36.998" N,
141 ° 18' 7.999" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Eagle

Elevation

823 ft (250.85 m)

Seventymile River in Detail.

About

flows E to Yukon River, 10 mi. N of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.

History

So named by prospectors because the mouth is 70 miles down the Yukon River from Fort Reliance, Canada; reported in 1897 by Captain P. H. Ray, USA.