Information About

Tolovana River

Region:

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City:

Minto

Tributary to:

Tanana River

Length:

117 mi (188.29 km)

Elevation:

282 ft (85.95 m)

Tributaries:

Chatanika River,

Tributaries:

Swanneck Slough,

About

heads at junction of Livengood and Olive Creeks, flows SW to Tanana River, 64 mi. W of Fairbanks, Tanana Low. 188 kilometers long.

Tolovana River is a decent sized interior river that is large enough to float or even canoe, however beware there are many mosquitos along the river.

Getting To Tolovana River

From Fairbanks, take the Steese Highway north for around 30-40 minutes. Tolovana River crosses under the highway.

History of Tolovana River

A Tanana Indian name reported in 1902 by A. H. Brooks and D. L. Reaburn, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The stream had been given the Indian name "Nilkoka" by W. J. Peters and A. H. Brooks in 1898.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Fairbanks (1950), Fairbanks (1950), Fairbanks (1951), Fairbanks (1951), Fairbanks D-6 (1952), Fairbanks D-6 (1952), Fairbanks (1952), Fairbanks (1952), Fairbanks (1952), Fairbanks (1952), Fairbanks (1952), Fairbanks (1952), Fairbanks D-6 (1954), Fairbanks D-6 (1954), Fairbanks (1956), Fairbanks (1956), Fairbanks (1956), Fairbanks (1964), Fairbanks D-6 SW (2013),

Places Near Tolovana River

Cities:

Tutlut,

Areas:

Henteel Dokaak-et,

Lakes:

Bear Lake, Black Bear Lake, Deadman Lake,

Mountain Ranges:

Dugan Hills,

Rivers:

Kantishna River, Tolovana River,

Streams:

Rock Creek,

Cities:

Tolovana,

Tolovana River Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Tolovana River.