Information About

Gakona River

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

Glennallen

Tributary to:

Copper River

Length:

64 mi (103 km)

Elevation:

1411 ft (430.07 m)

About

flows S from Gakona Glacier to Copper River at Gakona, 16 mi. NE of Glennallen, Copper River Basin. 64 miles long.

History of Gakona River

Indian name reported in 1885 by Lieutenant H. T. Allen (1887, p. 63), USA. R. H. Geoghegan recorded the name as "Ga-ka-tna" in 1903 and gave its meaning as "rabbit river."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Gulkana B-3 (1950), Gulkana B-3 (1950), Gulkana B-3 (1950), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana B-3 (1952), Gulkana B-3 (1952), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1965), Gulkana B-3 SW (2013),

Places Near Gakona River

Rivers:

Gakona River, Gulkana River, Sanford River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Dry Creek,

Routes:

Trans-Alaska Trail - Willow Lake to Glennallen,

Cities:

Gakona, Gakona Junction, Gulkana,