Information About

Tonzona River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Tonzona River on The Map

Location

63 ° 11' 26.999" N,
153 ° 45' 38.999" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Nikolai

Length

75 mi (120.7 km)

Elevation

535 ft (163.07 m)

Tonzona River in Detail.

About

Heads in the Alaska Range, at Mystic Pass, flowing NE 15 mi, then NW 60 mi., to join Slow Fork to form the East Fork Kuskokwim River, 30 mi E of Medfra; Kuskokwim Low.

History

The Indian name "Tonzona" was applied in 1899 to the stream now called "Little Tonzona River" by Lieutenant J. S. Herron, USA. A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), traveling nearer the foot of the Alaska Range in 1902 mistakenly applied Herron's name "Tonzona" to this stream. of the name established its present usage.

Topo Maps

Medfra (1950), Medfra (1950), Medfra A-2 (1958), Medfra A-2 (1958), Medfra A-2 (1958), Medfra (1959), Medfra (1959), Medfra (1959),
Places Near Tonzona River
Areas:

Shisr Nu Chak-,

Hills:

Moose Hill,

Lakes:

Denagiemina Lake, Lake Hoyle, Towahmina Lake,

Mountains:

Babybasket Hill,

Mountain Ranges:

East Fork Hills,

Rivers:

Slow Fork, Tonzona River,

Streams:

Beaver Creek, Ekolina Creek, South Fork Jones Creek, Tonclonukna Creek, Wolverine Creek,