Nizina River

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Nizina River
Confluence of the Nizina River (left) and Chitistone River

Confluence of the Nizina River (left) and Chitistone River

Data
Water code US :  1407093
location Alaska (USA)
River system Copper River
Drain over Chitina River  → Copper River  → Gulf of Alaska
origin Nizina Glacier in the Wrangell Mountains
61 ° 35 ′ 16 ″  N , 142 ° 28 ′ 26 ″  W
Source height approx.  670  m
muzzle Chitina River Coordinates: 61 ° 20 ′ 59 "  N , 143 ° 14 ′ 36"  W 61 ° 20 ′ 59 "  N , 143 ° 14 ′ 36"  W.
Mouth height 274  m
Height difference approx. 396 m
Bottom slope approx. 6.6 ‰
length approx. 60 km
Left tributaries Chitistone River
Right tributaries West Fork Nizina River, Kennicott River
Confluence of the Nizina and Kennicott rivers (from right)

Confluence of the Nizina and Kennicott rivers (from right)

West Fork Nizina River
Water code US :  1411884
location Alaska (USA)
River system Copper River
Drain over Nizina River → Chitina River  → Copper River  → Gulf of Alaska
origin West Fork Glacier
61 ° 35 ′ 58 ″  N , 142 ° 40 ′ 14 ″  W
Source height approx.  975  m
muzzle Nizina River
61 ° 31 ′ 5 "  N , 142 ° 34 ′ 7"  W.
Mouth height 579  m
Height difference approx. 396 m
Bottom slope approx. 34 ‰
length approx. 11.6 km

The Nizina River is a 65 km long right tributary of the Chitina River in southern Alaska (USA).

River course

It rises from the Nizina Glacier in the Wrangell Mountains . The Nizina River initially flows 17 miles south. After 10 km the West Fork Nizina River joins the Nizina River on the right. After another 10 km the Chitistone River meets the river on the left. The Nizina River turns to the west and finally flows 19 km southwest of McCarthy into the Chitina River 15 km above the confluence on the right side the Kennicott River meets the Nizina River.

West Fork Nizina River

The West Fork Nizina River is a right tributary of the Nizina River. The river is fed by the West Fork Glacier . The West Fork Nizina River flows 11.6 km south-southeast before meeting the Nizina River. The river name was documented by FH Moffit of the US Geological Survey (USGS) in 1922 .

Web links

Commons : Nizina River  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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