Information About

Gerstle River

Gerstle River

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Southeast Fairbanks (CA)
Nearest City:
Tributary to:
Length:
  • 40 mi (64.37 km)
Elevation:
  • 1083 ft (330.1 m)
About

heads at Gerstle Glacier and flows N to Tanana River, 25 mi. SE of Big Delta, Alaska Range. 40 miles long.

History of Gerstle River

Named in 1885 by Lieutenant H. T. Allen (1887, p. 13), USA, for "Lewis Gerstle, president of the Alaska Commercial Company."