Chulitna River (Lake Clark)

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Chulitna River
Data
Water code US :  1400391
location Alaska (USA)
River system Kvichak River
Drain over Newhalen River  → Kvichak River  → Bering Sea
source 60 km west of Lake Clark
60 ° 16 ′ 31 ″  N , 155 ° 37 ′ 27 ″  W
Source height 270  m
muzzle Lake Clark Coordinates: 60 ° 10 '55 "  N , 154 ° 33' 49"  W 60 ° 10 '55 "  N , 154 ° 33' 49"  W.
Mouth height 77  m
Height difference 193 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.4 ‰
length approx. 140 km
Catchment area approx. 3000 km²
Discharge
A Eo : 2900 km²
Location: 10 km above the mouth 		MQ 2010/2016
Mq 2010/2016
 		54 m³ / s
18.6 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Koksetna River
Flowing lakes Nikabuna

The Chulitna River is an approximately 140 km long tributary of Lake Clark in southwestern Alaska .

The Chulitna River rises 60 km west of Lake Clark at an altitude of 270  m . It flows with numerous meanders in a predominantly eastern direction. It flows through Lake Nikabuna . Below the confluence of the Long Lake outflow , the Koksetna River meets the river from the left. This finally flows into Turner Bay on the northwest shore of Lake Clark. The Chulitna River drains an area of ​​3000 km². The mean discharge 10 km above the mouth is 54 m³ / s.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chulitna River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ↑ USGS 15298040 CHULITNA R 5MI AB MOUTH NR PORT ALSWORTH AK