Muddy River (Birch Creek)
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1406686 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Yukon River | |
| Drain over | Birch Creek → Kantishna River → Tanana River → Yukon River → Bering Sea | |
| origin |
Lake Minchumina 63 ° 53 ′ 49 ″ N , 152 ° 7 ′ 6 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 196 m | |
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Birch Creek Coordinates: 63 ° 53 ′ 7 " N , 151 ° 35 ′ 52" W 63 ° 53 ′ 7 " N , 151 ° 35 ′ 52" W. |
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| Mouth height | 190 m | |
| Height difference | 6 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.08 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 80 km | |
| Right tributaries | Arm of the Foraker River | |
The Muddy River (English for "muddy river") is a 87 km long left tributary of Birch Creek in Alaska (USA).
The Muddy River forms the drain of Lake Minchumina . He leaves the lake on its southeastern shore. From the right an arm of the Foraker River , which mostly feeds Lake Minchumina, flows into the Muddy River. This flows initially to the northeast, later to the south through a lake landscape of the Tanana-Kuskokwim lowlands . The river shows a strongly meandering behavior. Finally, the Muddy River flows into Birch Creek, 2 km above its junction with the McKinley River to form the Kantishna River .