What is "stony river"

Stony River may refer to the following:

Rivers:

• Stony River (Alaska), USA
• Stony River (Minnesota), USA
• Stony River (West Virginia), USA
• Stony River (Jamaica)
• Stony River (Canterbury), in the South Island of New Zealand
• Stony or Hangatahua River, Taranaki, New Zealand
• Stony or Te Wharau River, in the South Island of New Zealand

Places:

• Stony River, Alaska, a census-designated place
• Stony River Township, Minnesota, a township

The Stony River is a tributary of the Kuskokwim River in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river flows south from near Mount Mausolus in the Revelation Mountains of the Alaska Range through the northwestern corner of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. From there, it flows generally westward to meet the larger river at the community of Stony River.

The Stony River (Jamaica) rises just north of Coopers Hill in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica. From here it flows primarily north until it reaches its confluence with the New River.

The Stony River (Minnesota) is a river of Minnesota. It flows into the Rainy River.

The Stony River is a tributary of the North Branch Potomac River in Grant County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The Stony River joins with the North Branch at the Mineral County border. Its source lies north of the Dolly Sods Wilderness on the Tucker County border in the Allegheny Front.

Near its source, the Stony River was once dammed by the Stony River Dam to create Stony River Reservoir between Cabin Mountain and Fore Knobs. The center portion of the dam has since been demolished and the reservoir drained. Further north, the Stony River is dammed again to form the Mount Storm Lake.

The Stony River is a river in the South Island of New Zealand. Rising at southern end of the Grampian Mountains, it runs west for through rough country to the Mackenzie Basin before emptying into Lake Benmore.

Category:Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand