Penny River

Penny River
Country United States
State Alaska
District Nome Census Area
Source Seward Peninsula
 - elevation 876 ft (267 m) [1]
 - coordinates 64°42′16″N 165°33′21″W / 64.70444°N 165.55583°W / 64.70444; -165.55583 [2]
Mouth Norton Sound, Bering Sea
 - location 10 miles (16 km) west of Nome
 - elevation 0 ft (0 m) [2]
 - coordinates 64°32′10″N 165°44′20″W / 64.53611°N 165.73889°W / 64.53611; -165.73889Coordinates: 64°32′10″N 165°44′20″W / 64.53611°N 165.73889°W / 64.53611; -165.73889 [2]
Length 13 mi (21 km) [3]
Basin 36 sq mi (93 km2) [4]
Location of the mouth of the Penny River in Alaska

Penny River (also known as Schrader No Name River) is a waterway on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. There are several creek tributaries including Willow, Snowshoe and Homestake, from the west; and Quartz and Negsue from the east.[5] Penny River enters Bering Sea a little east of the mouth of Cripple River, and has a drainage area of 36 square miles (93 km2) [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. 1 2 3 "Penny River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  3. ↑ Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. United States Government Printing Office. p. 748. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Geological Survey (U.S.) (1896). Water-supply Paper (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 43–. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Baker, Marcus (1902). Geographic Dictionary of Alaska. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 206, 297, 319, 333, 379, 436–. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
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