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McKinley River

Coordinates: 63°51′59″N 151°33′20″W / 63.86639°N 151.55556°W / 63.86639; -151.55556
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McKinley River
Kantishna Region Geologic map showing the location of the Muldrow Glacier origin of the river
McKinley River is located in Alaska
McKinley River
Location of the mouth of the McKinley River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
DistrictDenali Borough
Physical characteristics
SourceMuldrow Glacier
 • locationDenali National Park and Preserve
 • coordinates63°21′51″N 150°25′59″W / 63.36417°N 150.43306°W / 63.36417; -150.43306[1]
 • elevation3,117 ft (950 m)[2]
MouthKantishna River[3]
 • location
confluence with Birch Creek, 23 miles (37 km) east of Lake Minchumina
 • coordinates
63°51′59″N 151°33′20″W / 63.86639°N 151.55556°W / 63.86639; -151.55556[1]
 • elevation
646 ft (197 m)[1]
Length58 mi (93 km)[3]

The McKinley River (Lower Tanana: Henteel no' Tl'o) is a 58-mile (93 km) tributary of the Kantishna River in central Alaska in the United States.[3] It drains an area on the north slope of the Alaska Range on the south edge of the Tanana Valley southwest of Fairbanks.[4] The river issues from Muldrow Glacier in the northern Alaska Range in Denali National Park and Preserve, northeast of Denali.[4] It flows through the tundra north of the Alaska Range in a generally northwest direction, joining Birch Creek to form the Kantishna River near Chilchukabena Lake.[4]

The river was named McKinley Fork by A.H. Brooks in 1905. Other names or variants include Henteeth No' Tl'o and Hintusno' Dikats.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "McKinley River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  2. ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. ^ a b c Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. p. 611. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  4. ^ a b c Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 102–03. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.