Nabesna River
| Nabesna River | ||
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| Water code | US : 1406772 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Yukon River | |
| Drain over | Tanana River → Yukon River → Bering Sea | |
| origin |
Nabesna Glacier in the Wrangell Mountains 62 ° 10 ′ 10 ″ N , 142 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ W |
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| Association with |
Chisana River to Tanana River at Northway Coordinates: 63 ° 2 '57 " N , 141 ° 51' 57" W 63 ° 2 '57 " N , 141 ° 51' 57" W. |
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| Mouth height |
515 m
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| length | 118 km | |
 Course of the Tanana River and its two headwaters. The Nabesna River is the left source river. |
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The Nabesna River is the 118 km long left headwaters of the Tanana River east of the Mentasta Mountains in the Interior of Alaska .
It rises from the Nabesna Glacier in Wrangell-St.-Elias National Park , flows north-northeast through the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and forms the Tanana River at Northway , 66 km southeast of Tok , at the confluence with the Chisana River. The Nabesna River is part of the river system of the Yukon River .
The river was named in 1898 by WJ Peters and AH Brooks of the United States Geological Survey based on the name of the indigenous people for the upper reaches of the Tanana.
Web links
- Nabesna River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- Map of the Nabesna River (PDF file, 5.1 MB)