Information About

Styx River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Styx River on The Map

Location

61 ° 54' 45" N,
153 ° 11' 29" W

Region

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City

Nikolai

Length

35 mi (56.33 km)

Elevation

2136 ft (651.05 m)

Styx River in Detail.

About

heads at glacier flows N to South Fork Kuskokwim River 5.4 mi. SE of its junction with Hartman River, 90 mi. NW of Tyonek, Alaska Range

History

Named in 1898 by W. S. Post and J. E. Spurr, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), after the chief river of the lower world in Greek mythology.