Information About

Post River

Quick Facts

Region:

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City:

Nikolai

Length:

45 mi (72.42 km)

Elevation:

1201 ft (366.06 m)

About

heads at a glacier, 3.6 mi. W of Strand Pass, flows N to South Fork Kuskokwim River, 79 mi. SE of Mcgrath, Alaska Range

History of Post River

Named in 1902 by A.H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for W.S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who descended the Kuskokwim River with J.E. Spurr in 1898.

Found on the following Topo Maps

McGrath (1949), McGrath (1950), McGrath B-1 (1958), McGrath B-1 (1958), McGrath (1958), McGrath (1958), McGrath (1958),

Places Near Post River

Lakes:

Charlie Lake, Farewell Lake, High Lakes, John Lake, Low Lake, Steele Lake, Submarine Lake, Veleska Lake,

Mountains:

Egypt Mountain, Farewell Mountain, Knox Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Terra Cotta Mountains,

Ridges:

Barren Ridge, Tunis Mountain,

Rivers:

Dillinger River, Jones River, Post River, Tatina River,

Streams:

Automatic Creek, Bear Creek, Dalzell Creek, Lynx Creek, Tin Creek,

Cities:

Rohn,