Tatalina River (Chatanika River)
Tatalina River | ||
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Water code | US : 1410665 | |
location | Alaska (USA) | |
River system | Yukon River | |
Drain over | Chatanika River → Tolovana River → Tanana River → Yukon River → Bering Sea | |
Headwaters |
Yukon Tanana Highlands 65 ° 30 ′ 24 ″ N , 147 ° 54 ′ 30 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 500 m | |
muzzle |
Chatanika River Coordinates: 65 ° 4 ′ 35 " N , 149 ° 16 ′ 52" W 65 ° 4 ′ 35 " N , 149 ° 16 ′ 52" W |
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Mouth height | 92 m | |
Height difference | approx. 408 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 3.4 ‰ | |
length | approx. 120 km |
The Tatalina River is an approximately 120 km long right tributary of the Chatanika River in central Alaska .
The Tatalina River rises in the Yukon Tanana highlands at an altitude of about 500 m . From there it flows 60 km in a south-southwest direction through the hill country. After 30 km the Elliott Highway and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline cross the river. The course of the river has numerous bends and oxbow lakes . In the lower reaches the river reaches the Tanana lowlands. It turns to the west and finally flows 8.5 km south-southeast of the settlement Minto into the Chatanika River, 1.7 km above its mouth into the Tolovana River .