Slana River
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| Water code | US : 1409699 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Copper River | |
| Drain over | Copper River → Gulf of Alaska | |
| origin | Glacier on the southern flank of the Alaska range 63 ° 8 ′ 2 ″ N , 144 ° 27 ′ 13 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 1500 m | |
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Copper River Coordinates: 62 ° 42 ′ 7 " N , 143 ° 58 ′ 22" W 62 ° 42 ′ 7 " N , 143 ° 58 ′ 22" W. |
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| Mouth height | 641 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 859 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 8.6 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 100 km | |
| Catchment area | 1810 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Bone Creek, Mentasta Creek, Suslositna Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Granite Creek, Porcupine Creek, Ahtell Creek | |
| Communities | Slana | |
The Slana River is an approximately 100 km long right tributary of the Copper River in southern Alaska (USA).
It is fed by several nameless glaciers on the southern flank of the Alaska range . The headwaters are located 15 km southeast of Mount Kimball at an altitude of 1500 m . The Slana River initially flows in a southeastern direction. The watershed to the Tanana River runs a few kilometers further north. The Slana River flows after about 50 kilometers south of Mentasta Lake , whose outflow Mentasta Creek flows into it. The Slana River then turns south and splits into several river arms, which later reunite. The Slana River has numerous meanders on this section of the river . The Tok Cut-Off runs south of the Mentasta Pass along the course of the river. The river valley forms the western boundary of the Mentasta Mountains . In the lower reaches of the Slana River flows to the southwest and finally flows into the Copper River. The Nabesna Road crosses the river about 2 km above the mouth . At the mouth there is the Slana settlement . The Slana River drains an area of 1810 km².
Lieutenant Henry T. Allen documented the Native American name for the river in 1885.