Chistochina River

Chistochina River
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Water code	US :  1400335
location	Alaska (USA)
River system	Copper River
Drain over	Copper River  → Gulf of Alaska
origin	Chistochina Glacier (western glacier tongue) 63 ° 11 ′ 51 ″  N , 144 ° 48 ′ 50 ″  W
Source height	approx.  1200  m
muzzle	Copper River Coordinates: 62 ° 35 ′ 16 "  N , 144 ° 35 ′ 37"  W 62 ° 35 ′ 16 "  N , 144 ° 35 ′ 37"  W.
Mouth height	575  m
Height difference	approx. 625 m
Bottom slope	approx. 8.1 ‰
length	77 km
Catchment area	1580 km²
Left tributaries	East Fork Chistochina River, Middle Fork Chistochina River
Right tributaries	West Fork Chistochina River

West Fork Chistochina River
Water code	US :  1411862
origin	Glacier between Gakona and Chistochina glaciers 63 ° 11 ′ 21 ″  N , 144 ° 59 ′ 47 ″  W
Source height	approx.  1200  m
muzzle	Chistochina River 63 ° 7 ′ 32 "  N , 144 ° 56 ′ 36"  W.
Mouth height	1034  m
Height difference	approx. 166 m
Bottom slope	approx. 18 ‰
length	9 km

Middle Fork Chistochina River
Water code	US :  1406291
origin	Chistochina Glacier (eastern glacier tongue) 63 ° 9 ′ 56 ″  N , 144 ° 39 ′ 53 ″  W
Source height	approx.  1200  m
muzzle	Chistochina River 62 ° 54 ′ 10 ″  N , 144 ° 47 ′ 1 ″  W.
Mouth height	805  m
Height difference	approx. 395 m
Bottom slope	approx. 11 ‰
length	35 km

East Fork Chistochina River
Water code	US :  1401577
origin	Mankomen Lake 62 ° 59 ′ 17 ″  N , 144 ° 29 ′ 5 ″  W.
Source height	916  m
muzzle	Chistochina River 62 ° 46 ′ 49 "  N , 144 ° 39 ′ 40"  W.
Mouth height	706  m
Height difference	210 m
Bottom slope	7.2 ‰
length	29 km

The Chistochina River is a 77 km long right tributary of the Copper River in southern Alaska (USA).

It is fed by the western glacier tongue of the Chistochina Glacier on the southern flank of the Alaska range . The Chistochina River flows south and flows into the Copper River, which flows into the Gulf of Alaska 72 km northeast of Glennallen at Tok Cut-Off on the border of Wrangell-St.-Elias National Park .

In 1887, Henry Tureman Allen documented "Chitsletchina" and "Chistotchina" as Alaskan names for the river. RH Geoghegan later recorded the name “Che-les'-chi-tna” and gave the translation “Marmot Bach”.

Tributaries

The West Fork Chistochina River flows on the right side into the upper reaches of the Chistochina River. The 9 km long glacial river drains a glacier that runs between Gakona and Chistochina glaciers.

The Middle Fork Chistochina River is fed by the eastern glacier tongue of the Chistochina Glacier. It flows 35 km south and flows into the Chistochina River on the left.

The East Fork Chistochina River forms the drain of the 916  m high Mankomen Lake . It flows 29 km to the south and flows into the lower reaches of the Chistochina River on the left.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Chistochina River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
2. ↑ USGS 623610144381500 CHISTOCHINA R NR CHISTOCHINA AK
3. ↑ West Fork Chistochina River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
4. ↑ Middle Fork Chistochina River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
5. ↑ Mankomen Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
6. ^ ^{A b} East Fork Chistochina River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey