Information About

Muddy River

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 25' 32.999" N,
151 ° 2' 46" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Sunset

Elevation

1772 ft (540.11 m)

Muddy River in Detail.

About

in Denali National Park, flows N from Peters Glacier terminus to McKinley River, 6 mi. WSW of Wonder Lake, Tanana Low.

History

Descriptive name reported in 1913 by Belmore Browne as "The Great Muddy." The present form of the name was given in 1925 by S. R. Capps, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); the Indian name is "Nichutalino."

Topo Maps

Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley B-3 (1953), Mount McKinley B-3 (1954), Mount McKinley B-3 (1954), Mount McKinley B-3 (1954), Mount McKinley B-3 (1954), Mount McKinley B-3 (1954), Mt McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1969), Denali B-3 NE (2015),

Places Near Muddy River

Bars:

McKinley Bar,

Lakes:

McLeod Lake, Wonder Lake,

Mine:

Little Annie Mine, Red Top Mine,

Mountains:

Brooker Mountain, Busia Mountain, Gunsight Mountain, Iron Dome, Reindeer Hill, Wickersham Dome,

Parks:

Denali National Park and Preserve,

Ridges:

Alpha Ridge, Quigley Ridge,

Rivers:

Muddy River,

Streams:

Canyon Creek, Canyon Creek, Carlson Creek, Clearwater Creek, Eldorado Creek, Eureka Creek, Friday Creek, Lake Creek, Lower Canyon, McLeod Creek, No Name Creek, Reinhart Creek, Ruby Creek, Slate Creek, Willow Creek, Yellow Creek,

Valleys:

Eagle Gorge, Eighteen Gulch, Fifteen Gulch, Iron Gulch, Lucky Gulch, McGonagall Gulch, Twentytwo Gulch, Upper Canyon, West Fork Twentytwo Gulch,

Cities:

Kantishna,