Chitanana River
| Chitanana River | ||
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1400336 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Yukon River | |
| Drain over | Tanana River → Yukon River → Bering Sea | |
| Headwaters |
Chitanatala Mountains 64 ° 32 ′ 39 " N , 152 ° 14 ′ 23" W. |
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| muzzle |
Tanana River at Manley Hot Springs Coordinates: 64 ° 55 '38 " N , 151 ° 31' 30" W 64 ° 55 '38 " N , 151 ° 31' 30" W. |
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| Mouth height |
69 m
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| length | 105 km | |
The Chitanana River is a 105 km long left tributary of the Tanana River in the interior of Alaska .
It rises in the Chitanatala Mountains and flows northeastward to its confluence with the Tanana River 43 km southwest of Manley Hot Springs . The Chitanana River is part of the river system of the Yukon River .
The name goes back to the name of the Tanana , a people of the indigenous people of Alaska , documented by Lieutenant JS Herron in 1899 for the river.