McKinley River
| McKinley River | |
 Kantishna Region Geologic map showing the location of the Muldrow Glacier origin of the river | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Alaska |
| District | Denali Borough |
| Source | Muldrow Glacier |
| - location | Denali National Park and Preserve |
| - elevation | 3,117 ft (950 m) [1] |
| - coordinates | 63°21′51″N 150°25′59″W / 63.36417°N 150.43306°W [2] |
| Mouth | Kantishna River [3] |
| - location | confluence with Birch Creek, 23 miles (37 km) east of Lake Minchumina |
| - elevation | 646 ft (197 m) [2] |
| - coordinates | 63°51′59″N 151°33′20″W / 63.86639°N 151.55556°WCoordinates: 63°51′59″N 151°33′20″W / 63.86639°N 151.55556°W [2] |
| Length | 58 mi (93 km) [3] |
  Location of the mouth of the McKinley River in Alaska
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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.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- 1 2 3 4 "McKinley 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. 611. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- 1 2 3 Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 102–03. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
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