Alaska Gazetteer
Forney Stream is a physical feature (stream) in Yakutat Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Forney Stream |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | headed in Malaspina Glacier, flowed S to Yakutat Bay, 5 mi. NE of Point Manby and 20 mi. NW of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain. 5 miles long. |
| History: | Named by J. E. Mcgrath, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), probably for Stehman Forney, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). This name may have been originally applied to what is now Osar Stream. The original Forney Stream, except for a small lagoon, has been destroyed by the advance of the Malaspina Glacier. |
| Borough: | Yakutat Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.7458343506 |
| Longitude: | -140.158340454 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Forney Stream: Forney Stream.
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