Penny River
River in Alaska, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[5] Penny River enters Bering Sea a little east of the mouth of Cripple River, and has a drainage area of 36 square miles (93 km2) [4]
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Penny River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
District | Nome Census Area |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Seward Peninsula |
• coordinates | 64°42′16″N 165°33′21″W[1] |
• elevation | 876 ft (267 m)[2] |
Mouth | Norton Sound, Bering Sea |
• location | 10 miles (16 km) west of Nome |
• coordinates | 64°32′10″N 165°44′20″W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
Length | 13 mi (21 km)[3] |
Basin size | 36 sq mi (93 km2)[4] |
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