Alaska Gazetteer
Stony River is a physical feature (stream) in Bethel (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Stony River places it within the 99557 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Stony River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | heads at Stony Glacier in Alaska Range flows SW and NW 190 mi. to Kuskokwim River, 20 mi. NE of Sleetmute, Stony River Low. |
| History: | "Descriptive name probably given by prospectors and reported in 1908 by A. G. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Native names obtained in 1842-44 by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), were written ""R(eka) Tkhalkhuk ili (or) Mantashtano""; the first is Eskimo, the last Indian." |
| Borough: | Bethel (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.769443512 |
| Longitude: | -156.591110229 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Stony River: Stony River.
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Stony River, AK
(< 0.1 mile) |
Sleetmute, AK
(19.5 miles WSW) |
