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Glacier River

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Glacier River
Glacier River is located in Alaska
Glacier River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
CityAnchorage
Physical characteristics
SourceTwentymile Glacier
MouthTwentymile River
 • location
Near Portage
 • coordinates
60°53′43″N 148°54′33″W / 60.89528°N 148.90917°W / 60.89528; -148.90917
 • elevation
33 m (108 ft)
Length6.5 mi (10.5 km)
Discharge 
 • locationmouth
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftCarmen River

The Glacier River is a river 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Whittier near the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska.[1] It rises in a remote valley from a glacial meltwater lake from Twentymile glacier and flows out into a large, wide valley where it receives the water of the Carmen River. The river ends abruptly after 6.5 miles (10.5 km) as it is joined by the Twentymile River.[2] It was named by Captain E. F. Glenn in 1898.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Alaska Topographic Maps by Topo Zone". TopoZone. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  2. ^ "Glacier River".
  3. ^ Orth, Donald J. (1967). Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 997. usgs glacier river naming.