Chitistone River
| Chitistone River | ||
.jpg) Confluence of the Nizina River (left) and Chitistone River |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1400345 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Copper River | |
| Drain over | Nizina River → Chitina River → Copper River → Gulf of Alaska | |
| origin | small mountain lake south of the Chitistone Pass 61 ° 35 ′ 53 ″ N , 142 ° 3 ′ 44 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 1769 m | |
| muzzle |
Nizina River Coordinates: 61 ° 25 ′ 4 " N , 142 ° 35 ′ 48" W 61 ° 25 ′ 4 " N , 142 ° 35 ′ 48" W. |
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| Mouth height | 499 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1270 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 34 ‰ | |
| length | 37 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 620 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Chitistone Glacier , Glacier Creek | |
The Chitistone River is a 37 km long left tributary of the Nizina River in southern Alaska (USA).
Its source is a small mountain lake at an altitude of 1769 m south of the Chitistone Pass . The Chitistone River flows in a southwesterly direction through the hill country and separates the easternmost Elias chain from the western Wrangell Mountains . Above the Chitistone Gorge are the Chitistone Falls on the river. Shortly afterwards, the Chitistone Glacier flows into the river from the left . Another major tributary is Glacier Creek , which is fed by the Twaharpies Glacier , also coming from the left. At the foot of Chitistone Mountain , the Chitistone River finally flows into the Nizina River.
