Information About

Gakona River

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 17' 57.998" N,
145 ° 18' 51.998" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Glennallen

Tributary to

Copper River

Length

64 mi (103 km)

Elevation

1411 ft (430.07 m)

Gakona River in Detail.

About

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

History

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."

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,