Bonasila River Explained

Bonasila River
Name Etymology:Down below creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Bonasila River in Alaska
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Alaska
Subdivision Type4:Census Area
Subdivision Name4:Yukon - Koyukuk
Length:125miles[1]
Source1:Nulato Hills
Source1 Coordinates:62.9406°N -161.205°W
Source1 Elevation:1783feet[2]
Mouth:Yukon River
Mouth Location:Bonasila Slough near Elkhorn Island, 27miles northwest of Holy Cross
Mouth Coordinates:62.5328°N -160.2094°W[3]
Mouth Elevation:26feet

The Bonasila River (Deg Xinag: Ngidegh Srixno') is a 125miles tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It heads in the Nulato Hills and flows generally southeast to the Bonasila Slough, an anabranch of the larger river.[1] The slough flows around the west side of Elkhorn Island, which is about 27miles northwest of Holy Cross, further downstream on the Yukon.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Orth, Donald J.. United States Geological Survey. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567. United States Government Printing Office. University of Alaska Fairbanks. 1971. 1967. 152. October 1, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131017165933/http://137.229.113.112/webpubs/usgs/p/text/p0567.pdf. October 17, 2013.
  2. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey . March 31, 1981 . [{{gnis3|1399291}} Bonasila River]. September 30, 2013.