| Bluestone River | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Relief_map_of_USA_Alaska.png)  Location of the mouth of the Bluestone River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| District | Nome Census Area |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Gold Run and Right Fork Bluestone River |
| • location | Seward Peninsula |
| • coordinates | 65°05′19″N 166°13′11″W / 65.08861°N 166.21972°W[1] |
| • elevation | 219 ft (67 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Tuksuk Channel |
• location | 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Teller |
• coordinates | 65°11′11″N 166°01′18″W / 65.18639°N 166.02167°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 13 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]
- ^ a b c d "Bluestone River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 31 March 1981. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- ^ Schweitzer, Peter. "Bluestone River". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ Baker 1906, p. 139–.