McKinley River

River in Alaska, United States
63°21′51″N 150°25′59″W / 63.36417°N 150.43306°W / 63.36417; -150.43306[1] • elevation3,117 ft (950 m)[2] MouthKantishna River[3]
 • location
confluence with Birch Creek, 23 miles (37 km) east of Lake Minchumina
 • coordinates
63°51′59″N 151°33′20″W / 63.86639°N 151.55556°W / 63.86639; -151.55556[1]
 • elevation
646 ft (197 m)[1]Length58 mi (93 km)[3]

The McKinley River (Lower Tanana: Henteel no' Tl'o) is a 58-mile (93 km) tributary of the Kantishna River 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 river issues from Muldrow Glacier in the northern Alaska Range in Denali National Park and Preserve, northeast of Denali.[4] It flows through the tundra north of the Alaska Range in a generally northwest direction, joining Birch Creek to form the Kantishna River near Chilchukabena Lake.[4]

The river was named McKinley Fork by A.H. Brooks in 1905. Other names or variants include Henteeth No' Tl'o and Hintusno' Dikats.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "McKinley River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  2. ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. ^ a b c Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. p. 611. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  4. ^ a b c Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 102–03. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.


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