Stony River (Kuskokwim River)
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 Stony River at Lime Village |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1410242 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Kuskokwim River | |
| Drain over | Kuskokwim River → Bering Sea | |
| origin |
Stony Glacier in the western Alaska range 61 ° 36 ′ 18 ″ N , 153 ° 45 ′ 40 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 850 m | |
| muzzle |
Kuskokwim River at Sleetmute Coordinates: 61 ° 46 '10 " N , 156 ° 35' 28" W 61 ° 46 '10 " N , 156 ° 35' 28" W. |
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| Mouth height | 61 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 789 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 2.5 ‰ | |
| length | 310 km | |
| Left tributaries | Necons River | |
| Right tributaries | Little Underkill Creek | |
| Communities | Lime Village | |
 Stony River in the drainage basin of the Kuskokwim River |
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The Stony River is a 306 km long left tributary of the Kuskokwim River in the southwestern interior of Alaska .
The Stony Glacier , on the southeast flank of Mount Mausolus in the western Alaska range , is the source of the river. The Stony River initially flows southward, turns to the north of Lake Clark National Park to the northwest and flows into the Kuskokwim River opposite the settlement of Stony River , 30 km east of Sleetmute . About 100 km above the estuary is the Lime Village on the left bank of the river. Major tributaries include the Necons River from the left and Little Underkill Creek from the right.
The descriptive name ( stony English for "stony") probably comes from prospectors and was documented in 1908 by AG Maddren of the United States Geological Survey . LA Sagoskin from the Imperial Russian Navy had noted on his Alaska expedition in the years 1842-44 as the name of the Eskimos for the river "R (eka) Tkhalkhuk". The natives used, loud Sagoskin, the name "Mantashtano".