Bonasila River | |
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Etymology | Down below creek |
Native name | Ngidegh Srixno' ( Degexit'an) |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Census Area | Yukon–Koyukuk |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Nulato Hills |
• coordinates | 62°56′26″N 161°12′18″W / 62.94056°N 161.20500°W [1] |
• elevation | 1,783 ft (543 m) [2] |
Mouth | Yukon River |
• location | Bonasila Slough near Elkhorn Island, 27 miles (43 km) northwest of Holy Cross |
• coordinates | 62°31′58″N 160°12′34″W / 62.53278°N 160.20944°W [1] |
• elevation | 26 ft (7.9 m) [1] |
Length | 125 mi (201 km) [3] |
The Bonasila River ( Deg Xinag: Ngidegh Srixno') is a 125-mile (201 km) tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska. [3] It heads in the Nulato Hills and flows generally southeast to the Bonasila Slough, an anabranch of the larger river. [3] The slough flows around the west side of Elkhorn Island, which is about 27 miles (43 km) northwest of Holy Cross, further downstream on the Yukon. [3]