Joshua Green River

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Joshua Green River
Joshua Green River is located in Alaska
Joshua Green River
Location of the mouth of the Joshua Green River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughAleutians East
Physical characteristics
SourceAleutian Range
 • locationIzembek Wilderness
 • coordinates55°20′20″N 162°28′00″W / 55.33889°N 162.46667°W / 55.33889; -162.46667[1]
 • elevation13 ft (4.0 m)[2]
MouthBristol Bay on the Bering Sea[1]
 • location
17 miles (27 km) northeast of Cold Bay
 • coordinates
55°23′30″N 162°29′10″W / 55.39167°N 162.48611°W / 55.39167; -162.48611[1]
 • elevation
7 ft (2.1 m)[1]
Length15 mi (24 km)[3]

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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Joshua Green River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. ^ a b c Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). 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. 138–39. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
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