Joshua Green River

River in Alaska, the United States of America

Joshua Green River

Location of the mouth of the Joshua Green River in Alaska

Location
Country| United States
State| Alaska
Borough| Aleutians East
Physical characteristics
Source| Aleutian Range
• location| Izembek Wilderness
• coordinates| 55°20′20″N 162°28′00″W﻿ / ﻿55.33889°N 162.46667°W﻿ / 55.33889; -162.46667[1]
• elevation| 13 ft (4.0 m)[2]
Mouth| Bristol 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]
Length| 15 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]

## See also

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* List of rivers of Alaska

## 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 978-0-89933-289-5.138-39&rft.edition=7th&rft.pub=DeLorme&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-0-89933-289-5&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Joshua+Green+River" class="Z3988">

## External links

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* Joshua Green River fish survey - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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