Information About

Bonasila River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Bonasila River on The Map

Location

62 ° 31' 58.001" N,
160 ° 12' 33.998" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Anvik

Tributary to

Yukon River

Length

125 mi (201.17 km)

Elevation

26 ft (7.92 m)

Bonasila River in Detail.

About

heads at 625600N1611200W, flows SE to Bonasila Slough, 0.7 mi. W of Elkhorn I. in Yukon River and 27 mi. NW of Holy Cross, Nulato Hills; 125 miles long.

History

Local name shown on a 1916 fieldsheet by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Hrdlicka (1943, p. 50) noted, "Bonasila (buena, good, and silla, seat)-an old Spanish name for these regions* * *". It may be an English form of a native name.

Topo Maps

Holy Cross C-3 (1952), Holy Cross C-3 (1952), Holy Cross (1952), Holy Cross (1952), Holy Cross (1952), Holy Cross (1952), Holy Cross (1952), Holy Cross (1952), Holy Cross C-3 SE (2017),
Places Near Bonasila River
Cities:

Anvik,

Cliffs:

Hawk Bluff,

Hills:

Cement Hill,

Islands:

Bonasila Island, Carlo Island, Elkhorn Island, Garden Island, Joly Island, Moosehorn Island, Needle Island, Slim Island, Turtle Island,

Mountain Ranges:

Long Mountains,

Rivers:

Anvik River, Bonasila River, Bonasila Slough, Deadmans Slough,

Streams:

Shoalwater Slough,

Streams:

Paradise Creek,

Cities:

Paradise,