Bluestone River (Alaska)

Bluestone River
Bluestone River (Alaska) is located in Alaska
Bluestone River (Alaska)
Location of the mouth of the Bluestone River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
DistrictNome Census Area
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Gold Run and Right Fork Bluestone River
 • locationSeward Peninsula
 • coordinates65°05′19″N 166°13′11″W / 65.08861°N 166.21972°W / 65.08861; -166.21972[1]
 • elevation219 ft (67 m)[2]
MouthTuksuk Channel
 • location
12 miles (19 km) southeast of Teller
 • coordinates
65°11′11″N 166°01′18″W / 65.18639°N 166.02167°W / 65.18639; -166.02167[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length13 mi (21 km)[1]

Bluestone River is a waterway located on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. A tributary of the Tuksuk Channel from the south, Bluestone is a north-flowing stream situated 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Teller.[3] It was named in 1900 by Edward Chester Barnard, topographer of the United States Geological Survey.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Bluestone River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 31 March 1981. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. ^ Schweitzer, Peter. "Bluestone River". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  4. ^ Baker 1906, p. 139–.