Swift River (Alaska)

Swift River
Swift River (Alaska) is located in Alaska
Swift River (Alaska)
Location of the mouth of the Swift River in Alaska
Native name
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaBethel
Physical characteristics
Sourceglaciers in the Revelation Mountains
 • locationAlaska Range
 • coordinates61°42′50″N 154°03′32″W / 61.71389°N 154.05889°W / 61.71389; -154.05889[1]
 • elevation5,476 ft (1,669 m)[2]
MouthKuskokwim River
 • location
13 miles (21 km) northeast of Sleetmute
 • coordinates
61°53′20″N 156°18′30″W / 61.88889°N 156.30833°W / 61.88889; -156.30833[1]
 • elevation
226 ft (69 m)[1]
Length100 mi (160 km)[3]

The Swift River (Deg Xinag: Xelinhdi; Dena'ina: Huch'altnu) is a tributary, about 100 miles (160 km) long, of the Kuskokwim River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] Formed by meltwater from several glaciers in the Revelation Mountains of the Alaska Range, the river flows generally west and northwest to meet the larger stream 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Sleetmute.[3]

The Swift is 13 miles (21 km) upriver from the village of Stony River, not Sleetmute.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Swift River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved November 16, 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). University of Alaska Fairbanks. pp. 937–38. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2013. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)


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