Christian River
Christian River | ||
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Water code | US : 1400370 | |
location | Alaska (USA) | |
River system | Yukon River | |
Drain over | Yukon River → Bering Sea | |
Headwaters | south of the Brook Range in Interior Alaska 68 ° 4 ′ 46 ″ N , 145 ° 23 ′ 7 ″ W |
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muzzle |
Yukon River Coordinates: 66 ° 38 '9 " N , 145 ° 49' 43" W 66 ° 38 '9 " N , 145 ° 49' 43" W. |
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Mouth height |
123 m
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length | approx. 230 km |
The Christian River is a 230 km long right tributary of the Yukon River in central Alaska .
It rises in the Interior east of Arctic Village south of the Brooks Range at Shark Edge Mountain , flows south and flows into the Yukon River 27 km west of Fort Yukon in the cutoff Slough . The Christian River runs east of the Chandalar River .
The name comes from prospectors and was documented in 1909 by AG Maddren of the United States Geological Survey .
Web links
- Christian River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- Environmental Protection Agency: Christian River Watershed