Information About

Delta River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Delta River on The Map

Location

64 ° 9' 19.001" N,
145 ° 51' 34.999" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Delta Junction

Tributary to

Tanana River

Tributaries

Tangle River,

Tributaries

Bear Creek, Boulder Creek,

Length

80 mi (128.75 km)

Elevation

984 ft (299.92 m)

Delta River in Detail.

About

heads at Tangle Lakes, flows N to Tanana River at Big Delta, Tanana Low. 80 miles long.

History

Descriptively named in 1885 by Lieutenant Allen (1887, pl. 3), USA. Its Indian name was "Thothendig" according to J. T. Geoghegan in 1904.

Delta River Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Delta River.

Topo Maps

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Places Near Delta River
Channels:

Mason Narrows,

Cities:

Delta Junction,

Flats:

Shaw Creek Flats, Shaw Creek Flats,

Lakes:

Big D Pond, Bluff Cabin Lake, Little Lost Lake, Lost Lake, Quartz Lake, Richardson 81 Mile Pond, Thompson Lake,

Mountains:

Fourmile Hill,

Rapids:

Bates Rapids,

Ridges:

Bluff Cabin Ridge,

Rivers:

Delta River,

Streams:

Caribou Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Flat Creek, Indian Creek, Jarvis Creek,

Cities:

Big Delta,