Information About

Foraker River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Foraker River on The Map

Location

63 ° 53' 26.999" N,
152 ° 5' 44.999" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Tanana

Tributaries

Herron River,

Length

60 mi (96.56 km)

Elevation

646 ft (196.9 m)

Foraker River in Detail.

About

heads in Denali National Park at Foraker Glacier, flows NW to Lake Minchumina, Tanana Low. 60 miles long.

History

Name derived from Mount Foraker; reported in 1925 by S. R. Capps, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In 1907, according to Gordon (1917, p. 80)," its Tanana Indian name was "Kwalana"; another Indian name reported in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is "Kotalhno."

Topo Maps

Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley D-5 (1953), Mount McKinley D-5 (1953), Mount McKinley D-5 (1954), Mt McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1969), Denali D-5 NE (2017),
Places Near Foraker River
Areas:

Menhtee,

Bays:

New River Bay,

Hills:

Sevenmile Hill,

Lakes:

Carlson Lake, Foraker Pond, Holek Lake, Lake Minchumina, Tso- Ch-ekan- Bene-,

Mountains:

Yutokh Hill,

Rivers:

Foraker River,

Streams:

Old Woman Creek, Spence Creek,

Cities:

Lake Minchumina,