High Power Creek
| High Power Creek | ||
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1403381 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Kuskokwim River | |
| Drain over | Swift Fork → North Fork Kuskokwim River → Kuskokwim River → Bering Sea | |
| Confluence of | Somber Creek and Barren Creek 63 ° 5 ′ 4 ″ N , 151 ° 57 ′ 25 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 673 m | |
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Swift Fork Coordinates: 63 ° 24 ′ 30 " N , 153 ° 7 ′ 40" W 63 ° 24 ′ 30 " N , 153 ° 7 ′ 40" W. |
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| Mouth height | 206 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 467 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 4.9 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 95 km | |
| Somber Creek | ||
| Water code | US : 1409877 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Kuskokwim River | |
| Drain over | Highpower Creek → Swift Fork → North Fork Kuskokwim River → Kuskokwim River → Bering Sea | |
| Headwaters |
Alaska chain 63 ° 1 ′ 17 ″ N , 151 ° 40 ′ 31 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 1900 m | |
| Association with | Barren Creek 63 ° 5 ′ 4 " N , 151 ° 57 ′ 25" W. |
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| Mouth height | 673 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1227 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 61 ‰ | |
| length | 20 km | |
| Barren Creek | ||
| Water code | US : 1398629 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Kuskokwim River | |
| Drain over | Highpower Creek → Swift Fork → North Fork Kuskokwim River → Kuskokwim River → Bering Sea | |
| Headwaters |
Alaska chain 62 ° 59 ′ 50 ″ N , 151 ° 49 ′ 19 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 1500 m | |
| Association with | Somber Creek 63 ° 5 ′ 4 " N , 151 ° 57 ′ 25" W. |
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| Mouth height | 673 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 827 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 59 ‰ | |
| length | 14 km | |
The Highpower Creek is a 95 km long right tributary of the Swift Fork in Alaska (USA).
Highpower Creek is formed 7 km from the northwestern reaches of the Alaska Range at the confluence of Somber Creek and Barren Creek . It flows 60 km in a north-northwest direction through the Kuskokwim Tanana Plain . The Herron River runs further east and the Swift Fork further west. Highpower Creek turns west for its lower 35 km. It shows a strongly meandering behavior on this section . Eventually the Highpower Creek meets the Swift Fork. Except for the last almost 20 km, the course of the Highpower Creek is within Denali National Park .
Source rivers
The Somber Creek is the true source of the flow of high power Creek. The 20 km long river has its source at an altitude of around 1900 m on the northern flank of an unglaciated maximum 2209 m high ridge of the Alaska range. Together with three left tributaries, it drains the ridge over a length of more than 8 km. The Somber Creek initially flows mainly in a northwest direction, later to the west.
The ingot Creek , the left source of the high power flux Creek. It rises further west in the same ridge as Somber Creek. The Barren Creek has its headwaters at an altitude of about 1500 m . It flows 14 km in a predominantly north-northwest direction to the junction with Somber Creek.
Web links
- Highpower Creek in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- Somber Creek in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- Barren Creek in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System