Foraker River
| Foraker River | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Alaska |
| District | Denali Borough |
| Source | Denali National Park and Preserve |
| - location | Foraker Glacier, Alaska Range |
| - elevation | 3,251 ft (991 m) [1] |
| - coordinates | 63°07′43″N 151°34′24″W / 63.12861°N 151.57333°W [2] |
| Mouth | Minchumina Lake [3] |
| - location | near village of Lake Minchumina |
| - elevation | 646 ft (197 m) [2] |
| - coordinates | 63°53′27″N 152°05′45″W / 63.89083°N 152.09583°WCoordinates: 63°53′27″N 152°05′45″W / 63.89083°N 152.09583°W [2] |
| Length | 60 mi (97 km) [3] |
  Location of the mouth of the Foraker River in Alaska
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The Foraker River (Lower Tanana: Kwalana or Kotalhno) is a 60-mile (97 km) stream in central Alaska in the United States.[3] It drains an area on the north slope of the Alaska Range on the south edge of the Tanana Valley southwest of Fairbanks.[4] The Herron River is a major tributary.[4]
The Foraker River issues from Foraker Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve, northwest of Mount Foraker.[4] It flows through the tundra to the north of the Alaska range in a generally northwest direction to Minchumina Lake near the village of Lake Minchumina.[4]
The river was named for its glacial source in 1925 by S.R. Capps of the U.S. Geological Survey. Other names or variants include Seyh Khoolanh No' and Gotothna River.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- 1 2 3 4 "Foraker River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- 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. p. 345. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 102–03. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
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