Joshua Green River

Joshua Green River
Country United States
State Alaska
Borough Aleutians East
Source Aleutian Range
 - location Izembek Wilderness
 - elevation 13 ft (4 m) [1]
 - coordinates 55°20′20″N 162°28′00″W / 55.33889°N 162.46667°W / 55.33889; -162.46667 [2]
Mouth Bristol Bay on the Bering Sea [2]
 - location 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Cold Bay
 - elevation 7 ft (2 m) [2]
 - coordinates 55°23′30″N 162°29′10″W / 55.39167°N 162.48611°W / 55.39167; -162.48611Coordinates: 55°23′30″N 162°29′10″W / 55.39167°N 162.48611°W / 55.39167; -162.48611 [2]
Length 15 mi (24 km) [3]
Location of the mouth of the Joshua Green River in Alaska

The Joshua Green River is a stream, 15 miles (24 km) long, in the Aleutians East Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] It flows generally northwest across the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge from its source in the Aleutian Range of the Alaska Peninsula into Moffet Lagoon, Bristol Bay, on the Bering Sea.[4] The river's mouth is 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Cold Bay.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Joshua Green River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  3. 1 2 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. 478. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 138–39. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.

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