Maclaren River

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Maclaren River
The Maclaren River on the Denali Highway, in the background the Clearwater Mountains and the Maclaren Glacier

The Maclaren River on the Denali Highway , in the background the Clearwater Mountains and the Maclaren Glacier

Data
Water code US :  1405852
location Alaska (USA)
River system Susitna River
Drain over Susitna River  → Pacific Ocean
origin Maclaren Glacier in the Clearwater Mountains ( Alaska Range )
63 ° 17 ′ 0 ″  N , 146 ° 31 ′ 1 ″  W
Source height 1077  m
muzzle Susitna River Coordinates: 62 ° 50 ′ 15 "  N , 147 ° 7 ′ 28"  W 62 ° 50 ′ 15 "  N , 147 ° 7 ′ 28"  W.
Mouth height 706  m
Height difference 371 m
Bottom slope 4.2 ‰
length 89 km
Left tributaries East Fork Maclaren River
Right tributaries West Fork Maclaren River

The Maclaren River is a 89 km long left tributary of the Susitna River in southern Alaska .

It rises from the Maclaren Glacier in the Clearwater Mountains , a mountain range in the eastern part of the Alaska range . The Maclaren River initially flows south. It takes up the West Fork Maclaren River on the right. The Denali Highway ( Alaska Route 8 ) crosses the Maclaren River 3 miles further south. The Maclaren River continues to flow south, then turns west-southwest and eventually joins the Susitna River.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maclaren Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ↑ MacIaren River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey