Bonasila River

Bonasila River
Country United States
State Alaska
Census Area YukonKoyukuk
Source Nulato Hills
 - elevation 1,783 ft (543 m) [1]
 - coordinates 62°56′26″N 161°12′18″W / 62.94056°N 161.20500°W / 62.94056; -161.20500 [2]
Mouth Yukon River [3]
 - location Bonasila Slough near Elkhorn Island, 27 miles (43 km) northwest of Holy Cross
 - elevation 26 ft (8 m) [2]
 - coordinates 62°31′58″N 160°12′34″W / 62.53278°N 160.20944°W / 62.53278; -160.20944Coordinates: 62°31′58″N 160°12′34″W / 62.53278°N 160.20944°W / 62.53278; -160.20944 [2]
Length 125 mi (201 km) [3]
Location of the mouth of the Bonasila River in Alaska

The Bonasila River is a 125-mile (201 km) tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] It heads in the Nulato Hills and flows generally southeast to the Bonasila Slough, an anabranch of the larger river.[3] The slough flows around the west side of Elkhorn Island, which is about 27 miles (43 km) northwest of Holy Cross, further downstream on the Yukon.[3]

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References

  1. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bonasila River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 152. Retrieved October 1, 2013.


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