#STONEY RIVER FULL#

Canyon Reach to Lime Village: 41 milesĪt a point 3 miles below Eagle Mountain Creek the river begins its run through the 20 miles of short but numerous Class II rapids. Three or four miles further the river makes a short turn to the southwest and then enters the first of the lovely canyons. After some more braids, two large islands are passed and then come Eagle Mountain Creek from river right. To the left is a 3600-foot high mountain called Only and on river right enters Tunkaleshna Creek. This is where the river has turned strongly to the northwest as it winds sluggishly for 10 miles between cutbacks at 2 mph. Telaquana Confluence to Canyon Reach: 10 miles Both the Necons and Telaquana are clear streams and the cloudy water of the Stony is diluted enough to appear clear. Just 1 mile below this the Telaquana enters from river left. Below this, the river makes 3 dramatic bends and divides into two large channels around a large wooded island. At one point the river hugs the right side at the base of the mountains with the peak known as Recon 1200 feet above. For 19 miles the river bumps and twists along, over a rocky course to where it joins the Telaquana River flowing in from river left. The river is rounding the southern flanks of the Revelation Mountains. This is in a 2-mile wide valley at the point where the river swings from its southward course to a west, then northwest course. The Necons River starts at Two Lakes, which could be a starting point as well, but it is merely a small stream here. The Trip Necons River Confluence to Telaquana River: 19 milesĪ gravel bar is the start of this run of shallow yet rocky Class I river.

From here you can arrange to picked up by plane and flown back to Aniak or McGrath to connect with a return flight to Anchorage or Fairbanks. The take out is commonly at the village of Stony River on the Kuskokwim River along its right hand bank just 2 miles north of the mouth of the Stony River. Other groups have been known to start at the confluence of the Necons River but there is sometimes too little water for a raft on this upper section so be sure and check with your pilots about what is the best option. This trip is best started by flying a commercial airline to either McGrath or Aniak where a chartered plane can take you to a gravel landing strip at the confluence with the Telaquana River.

#STONEY RIVER FULL#

At other times the canyons are full of rocky swift rapids that require lots of maneuvering to avoid bashing rocks.

There are times when the river is high and the canyons of Class II rapids have huge waves and are Class III. Beginning at the spot above where the river joins the Necons and then the Telaquana Rivers, the 140 stretch of Class I and II can be a great 6 to 9 day trip. However, there is a fine 140-mile section of river that is only Class I, except for a 20-mile stretch of Class II, below the point where the river exits the mountains.

The upper 50 miles of river are inaccessible and rarely see summertime traffic. Beginning far up into the mountains of Lake Clark National Park, the Stony River is a little known but beautiful glacial river that flows south away from the Revelation Mountains and out of Sled Pass to a point where it then flows northwest through the rolling foothills to where it eventually joins the Kuskokwim River near the village of Stony River.

Stoney river