Penny River Explained

Penny River
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Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Penny River in Alaska
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Alaska
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Nome Census Area
Length:13miles[1]
Source1:Seward Peninsula
Source1 Coordinates:64.7044°N -165.5558°W
Source1 Elevation:876feet[2]
Mouth:Norton Sound, Bering Sea
Mouth Location:10miles west of Nome
Mouth Coordinates:64.5361°N -165.7389°W[3]
Mouth Elevation:0feet
Basin Size:36sqmi

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.[4] Penny River enters Bering Sea a little east of the mouth of Cripple River, and has a drainage area of [5]

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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. 748. September 22, 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|1407890}} Penny River]. September 22, 2013.
  4. Book: Baker, Marcus. Geographic Dictionary of Alaska. 31 March 2013. 1902. U.S. Government Printing Office. 206, 297, 319, 333, 379, 436–.
  5. Book: Geological Survey (U.S.). Water-supply Paper. 31 March 2013. Public domain. 1896. U.S. Government Printing Office. 43–.