Swift River (Alaska)

Swift River
Country United States
State Alaska
Census Area Bethel
Source glaciers in the Revelation Mountains
 - location Alaska Range
 - elevation 5,476 ft (1,669 m) [1]
 - coordinates 61°42′50″N 154°03′32″W / 61.71389°N 154.05889°W / 61.71389; -154.05889 [2]
Mouth Kuskokwim River
 - location 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Sleetmute
 - elevation 226 ft (69 m) [2]
 - coordinates 61°53′20″N 156°18′30″W / 61.88889°N 156.30833°W / 61.88889; -156.30833Coordinates: 61°53′20″N 156°18′30″W / 61.88889°N 156.30833°W / 61.88889; -156.30833 [2]
Length 100 mi (161 km) [3]
Location of the mouth of the Swift River in Alaska

The Swift River 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 13mi upriver from the village of Stony River, not Sleetmute.

References

  1. ↑ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. 1 2 3 "Swift River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. United States Government Printing Office. pp. 937–38. Retrieved September 12, 2013.


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