Tonsina River
| Tonsina River | ||
 Tonsina River (photo from 1973) |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1411108 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Copper River | |
| Drain over | Copper River → Gulf of Alaska | |
| origin |
Tonsina Glacier in the Chugach Mountains 61 ° 19 ′ 38 ″ N , 145 ° 39 ′ 59 ″ W |
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| Source height | 1301 m | |
| muzzle |
Copper River Coordinates: 61 ° 38 ′ 29 " N , 144 ° 37 ′ 5" W 61 ° 38 ′ 29 " N , 144 ° 37 ′ 5" W. |
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| Mouth height | 176 m | |
| Height difference | 1125 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 11 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 100 km | |
| Catchment area | 2110 km² | |
| Discharge at the Tonsina A Eo gauge : 1090 km² Location: 36 km above the estuary |
MQ 1951/1981 Mq 1951/1981 |
23.9 m³ / s 21.9 l / (s km²) |
| Right tributaries | Little Tonsina River | |
| Flowing lakes | Tonsina Lake | |
| Communities | Tonsina | |
The Tonsina River is an approx. 100 km long right tributary of the Copper River in the south of Alaska (USA).
It rises from the Tonsina Glacier on the northern flank of the Chugach Mountains , flows northeastward, flows through Tonsina Lake and flows around 17 km northwest of Chitina into the Copper River, which flows into the Gulf of Alaska .
The Richardson Highway in the middle reaches and the Edgerton Highway to the mouth run parallel to the Tonsina River.
The name of the native Alaskans for the river was documented in 1885 by Henry Tureman Allen , who used the spelling "Konsina".
The Tonsina River has whitewater sections of difficulty III – IV. In addition to king salmon (July to the beginning of August), silver salmon (September and October) and sockeye salmon , dolly-varden trout , rainbow trout , arctic grayling , burbot and arctic char can also be found in the water .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tonsina Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ^ Tonsina River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ USGS 15208000 TONSINA R AT TONSINA AK
- ^ A b Upper Copper-Upper Susitna Management Area, Fishing Opportunities: Tonsina River . Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game. Retrieved December 23, 2017.