Information About

Tana River

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 12' 42.998" N,
142 ° 50' 8.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Tributary to

Length

31 mi (49.89 km)

Elevation

1076 ft (327.96 m)

Wildlife

Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Sockeye Salmon

Tana River in Detail.

About

heads at Tana Glacier terminus and flows NW to Chitina River, 15 mi. S of McCarthy, St. Elias Mts.

History

Indian name reported in 1907 by D. C. Witherspoon, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), (Moffit and Maddren, 1909, pl. 1).

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy A-5 (1959), McCarthy A-5 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy A-5 (1994), McCarthy A-5 NW (2017),

Places Near Tana River

Cities:

Nizina, Sourdough,

Cliffs:

Dams:

Jim Edwards Dam,

Lakes:

Baultoff Lakes, Louise Lake, Star Lake, Threemile Lake,

Mountains:

Sourdough Peak, Towhead Mountain,

Ridges:

Sourdough Hill,

Rivers:

Kennicott River, Tana River,

Streams:

Chititu Creek, Farm Creek, Granitic Creek, Hunter Creek, Lake Creek, May Creek, McCarthy Creek, Swift Creek, Willow Creek, Young Creek,

Valleys:

Fivemile Gulch, Jacobson Gulch, Kaufman Gulch, Sawmill Gulch, Tana Canyon,

Cities: