Information About

Klutina River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Klutina River on The Map

Location

61 ° 57' 19.001" N,
145 ° 17' 8.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Glennallen

Tributary to

Copper River

Tributaries

Hallet River, Mahlo River,

Length

63 mi (101.39 km)

Elevation

961 ft (292.91 m)

Klutina River in Detail.

About

heads in Klutina Glacier, flows 63 mi. NE to Copper River at Copper Center, 66 mi. NE of Valdez; Copper River Basin.

History

Ahtena Indian name meaning "glacier river (khlu ti-na)" obtained in 1885 by Lieutenant H. T. Allen (1887, p. 61), USA, and spelled "Klatena."