Tok River
| Tok River | ||
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| Water code | US : 1411047 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Yukon River | |
| Drain over | Tanana River → Yukon River → Bering Sea | |
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Tok Glacier in the Alaska range 63 ° 8 ′ 6 ″ N , 144 ° 9 ′ 25 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 1400 m | |
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Tanana River near Tok Coordinates: 63 ° 21 ′ 48 " N , 142 ° 50 ′ 27" W 63 ° 21 ′ 48 " N , 142 ° 50 ′ 27" W |
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| Mouth height | 488 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 912 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 7.6 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 120 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 2420 km² | |
| Discharge at the Tok Junction A Eo gauge : 2409 km² Location: 10 km above the mouth |
MQ 1952/1954 Mq 1952/1954 |
7.6 m³ / s 3.2 l / (s km²) |
| Right tributaries | Dry Tok Creek, Timber Creek, Little Tok River | |
The Tok River is an approx. 120 km long left tributary of the Tanana River in the interior of Alaska .
The river is fed by the Tok Glacier at an altitude of 1400 m in the northern Alaska range . The Tok River initially flows northeast and soon turns southeast. At the foot of the mountains, the Little Tok River flows into the river on the right. The Tok River now flows in a north-northeast direction and shows a strongly meandering behavior. The Tok Cut-Off runs 25 km along the river. The Alaska Highway crosses the river 10 km above the mouth. This is located 8 km east-northeast of Tok . The Tok River is part of the Yukon river system . The Tok River drains an area of about 2,420 km². The mean discharge is 7.6 m³ / s.
Lieutenant Henry T. Allen documented the Native American name for the river as the Tokai River in 1885 . Tok River was established as the river name by Alfred Hulse Brooks of the USGS in 1901 .