Beluga River

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Beluga River
Data
Water code US :  1398853
location Alaska (USA)
River system Beluga River
origin Beluga Lake
61 ° 23 '48 "  N , 151 ° 27' 54"  W.
Source height 75  m
muzzle Cook Inlet ( Pacific Ocean ) Coordinates: 61 ° 12 ′ 9 "  N , 150 ° 56 ′ 44"  W 61 ° 12 ′ 9 "  N , 150 ° 56 ′ 44"  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 75 m
Bottom slope 1.3 ‰
length 57 km
Flowing lakes Lower Beluga Lake

The Beluga River is a 57 km long tributary of the Cook Inlet in south-central Alaska .

The Beluga River forms the outflow of Beluga Lake , which is located at the base of the Tordrillo Mountains . It leaves the lake at its northeastern end and initially flows in a south-southeast direction. After 6 km the river widens to Lower Beluga Lake . After about 30 km the river reaches the coastal plain and turns towards east-northeast. The Beluga River finally flows into the sea 8 km northeast of the settlement Beluga . 17.5 km further east is the mouth of the Susitna River . The Beluga River has no major tributaries along its course.

The river was named by the US Geological Survey (USGS) in 1898 . The name beluga or bjeluga comes from Russian and means " white whale ".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Beluga Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ↑ a b c d Beluga River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey