Tana River (Alaska)

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Tana River
Data
Water code US :  1410616
location Alaska (USA)
River system Copper River
Drain over Chitina River  → Copper River  → Pacific Ocean
origin Tana Glacier
60 ° 46 ′ 52 ″  N , 142 ° 44 ′ 55 ″  W
Source height approx.  500  m
muzzle Chitina River Coordinates: 61 ° 12 ′ 43 "  N , 142 ° 50 ′ 9"  W 61 ° 12 ′ 43 "  N , 142 ° 50 ′ 9"  W.
Mouth height 328  m
Height difference approx. 172 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.9 ‰
length 60 km
Left tributaries West Fork Tana River
West Fork Tana River
Water code US :  1411892
location Alaska (USA)
River system Copper River
Drain over Tana River → Chitina River  → Copper River  → Pacific Ocean
origin Bremner glacier (Tana glacier tongue)
60 ° 53 ′ 59 ″  N , 143 ° 9 ′ 49 ″  W
Source height approx.  550  m
muzzle Tana River
60 ° 54 ′ 12 "  N , 142 ° 45 ′ 4"  W.
Mouth height 447  m
Height difference approx. 103 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.3 ‰
length 24 km

The Tana River is a left tributary of the Chitina River in south-central Alaska .

The Tana River is fed by the Tana Glacier . It initially flows along its eastern edge, later below its glacier tongue in a predominantly northerly direction. The West Fork River flows into the river on the left. The river valley of the Tana River forms the dividing line between the Elias chain in the east and the Chugach Mountains in the west. The Tana River finally flows into the Chitina River after 60 km.

West Fork Tana River

The West Fork Tana River is a left tributary of the Tana River. It is fed by the Tana glacier tongue of the Bremner glacier . The West Fork Tana River flows in an easterly direction and flows into the Tana River after 15 miles.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tana River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ↑ West Fork Tana River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey