Happy River is a physical feature (stream) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The primary coordinates for Happy River places it within the 99667 ZIP Code delivery area.
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Feature Name: | Happy River |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Stream |
Description: | Heads in Teocalli Mountains, 4.5 mi WSW of Houston Pass, flows NE, then SE, to the Skwentna River 28 mi N of Mount Gerdine, 75 mi. NW of Tyonek, Alaska Range. 45 miles long. |
History: | "Named by Josiah Edward Spurr (1900, p. 50), geologist, and William Schuyler Post, topographer, while on a U.S. Geological Survey reconnaissance in SW Alaska in 1898. Spurr wrote on June 27, 1898, ""This stream, which we named Happy River, we worked...in constant risk of losing our boats and provisions, and succeeded in advancing only about half a mile.""" |
Borough: | Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
Latitude: | 61.9802780151 |
Longitude: | -152.347503662 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Happy River: Happy River.
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