Chichantna River

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Chichantna River
Data
Water code US :  1412759
location Alaska (USA)
River system Beluga River
Drain over Beluga River  → Pacific Ocean
origin Capps Glacier
61 ° 19 ′ 28 ″  N , 151 ° 43 ′ 40 ″  W
Source height approx.  180  m
muzzle Beluga Lake Coordinates: 61 ° 22 '58 "  N , 151 ° 31' 58"  W 61 ° 22 '58 "  N , 151 ° 31' 58"  W.
Mouth height 76  m
Height difference approx. 104 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.5 ‰
length 23 km
Right tributaries Chichantna Creek

The Chichantna River is a 23 km tributary of Beluga Lake in south-central Alaska .

The Chichantna River forms the drain of the Capps Glacier in the northeast of the Tordrillo Mountains . The river initially flows east 15 km and then turns north. It finally flows into the southeast end of Lake Beluga. About 8 km above the mouth, Chichantna Creek meets the river from the right.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chichantna River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey