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. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 138&ndash, 39. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.


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