Foraker River

Foraker River
Foraker River is located in Alaska
Foraker River
Location of the mouth of the Foraker River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
DistrictDenali Borough
Physical characteristics
SourceDenali National Park and Preserve
 • locationForaker Glacier, Alaska Range
 • coordinates63°07′43″N 151°34′24″W / 63.12861°N 151.57333°W / 63.12861; -151.57333[1]
 • elevation3,251 ft (991 m)[2]
MouthMinchumina Lake[3]
 • location
near village of Lake Minchumina
 • coordinates
63°53′27″N 152°05′45″W / 63.89083°N 152.09583°W / 63.89083; -152.09583[1]
 • elevation
646 ft (197 m)[1]
Length60 mi (97 km)[3]

The Foraker River (Lower Tanana: Kwalana or Kotalhno) is a 60-mile (97 km) stream 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 Herron River is a major tributary.[4]

The Foraker River issues from Foraker Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve, northwest of Mount Foraker.[4] It flows through the tundra to the north of the Alaska range in a generally northwest direction to Minchumina Lake near the village of Lake Minchumina.[4]

The river was named for its glacial source in 1925 by S.R. Capps of the U.S. Geological Survey. Other names or variants include Seyh Khoolanh No' and Gotothna River.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Foraker 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). United States Government Printing Office. p. 345. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 102–03. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.


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