Penny River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Penny River |
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Location of the mouth of the Penny River in Alaska
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Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
District | Nome Census Area |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | Seward Peninsula 876 ft (267 m) 64°42′16″N 165°33′21″W / 64.70444°N 165.55583°W |
River mouth | Norton Sound, Bering Sea 10 miles (16 km) west of Nome 0 ft (0 m) 64°32′10″N 165°44′20″W / 64.53611°N 165.73889°W |
Length | 13 mi (21 km) |
Basin features | |
Basin size | 36 sq mi (93 km2) |
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. 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)
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