Klutina River
| Klutina River | ||
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1404840 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Copper River | |
| Drain over | Copper River → Gulf of Alaska | |
| origin |
Klutina Glacier in the Chugach Mountains 61 ° 23 ′ 34 ″ N , 146 ° 8 ′ 11 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 800 m | |
| muzzle |
Copper River Coordinates: 61 ° 57 ′ 19 ″ N , 145 ° 17 ′ 9 ″ W 61 ° 57 ′ 19 ″ N , 145 ° 17 ′ 9 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | 293 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 507 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 5.1 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 100 km | |
| Catchment area | 2302 km² | |
| Discharge at the Copper Center A Eo gauge : 2302 km² Location: 1 km above the mouth |
MQ 1950/1966 Mq 1950/1966 |
48 m³ / s 20.9 l / (s km²) |
| Flowing lakes | Klutina Lake | |
| Communities | Copper Center | |
The Klutina River is an approx. 100 km long right tributary of the Copper River in southern Alaska (USA).
River course
It forms the outflow of the 1.6 km long glacial edge lake of the Klutina Glacier at an altitude of about 800 m on the northern flank of the Chugach Mountains . From there it flows north-northeast and flows into the southern end of Klutina Lake after almost 30 km . It leaves this again at its northeastern end and flows a further 35 km to its confluence with the Copper River, around 20 km southeast of Glennallen at Copper Center . The Richardson Highway crosses the Klutina River one kilometer above its mouth. The catchment area of the Klutina River covers 2302 km². The mean discharge at the mouth is 48 m³ / s. The highest monthly runoffs occur during the snow and glacier melt in the months of June to August.
Whitewater and fishing
The lower reaches of the Klutina River offers white water of difficulty levels III and IV for kayakers and rafting. Usually the lower 6.5 or the lower 22 river kilometers are used. The following types of fish can be caught in the river: King salmon from July to early August, sockeye salmon from June to late August, Dolly Varden trout , Arctic grayling and rainbow trout from June to late October.
Naming
The name of the native Alaskans for the river, Khlu ti-na ("glacier river"), was documented in 1885 by Henry Tureman Allen , who used the spelling Klatena .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Klutina River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ a b c USGS 15206000 KLUTINA R AT COPPER CENTER AK
- ↑ a b c Klutina River Salmon . Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game. Retrieved December 3, 2017.