Information About

Stony River

Stony River

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Bethel (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 200 ft (60.96 m)
About

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 of Stony River

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.

Places Near Stony River
Rivers:

Stony River, Stony River Cutoff,

Streams:

Moose Creek, Muskeg Creek, Muskrat Creek,

Cities:

Stony River,