Information About

Klu River

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 12' 32" N,
143 ° 9' 23" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

1686 ft (513.89 m)

Klu River in Detail.

About

flows NE to Chakina River 8 mi. S of junction of Chakina and Chitina Rivers, 17 mi. SW of McCarthy, Chugach Mts.

History

Name reported in 1900 by T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This may be the Ahtena Indian word (Khlu) meaning "glacier."

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