Information About

Tazlina River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Tazlina River on The Map

Location

62 ° 2' 19" N,
145 ° 23' 13.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Glennallen

Tributary to

Copper River

Tributaries

Nelchina River,

Tributaries

Moose Creek,

Length

30 mi (48.28 km)

Elevation

1089 ft (331.93 m)

Tazlina River in Detail.

About

stream, flows E 30 mi. from Tazlina Lake to Copper River, 7 mi. SE of Glennallen, Copper River Basin.

History

Ahtena Indian name meaning "swift river," reported in 1848 by Rufus Serebrenikov as "Tlieshitna." This name was spelled "Tezlina" in 1885 by Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 62), USA.

Topo Maps

Gulkana A-3 (1949), Gulkana A-3 (1949), Gulkana A-3 (1949), Gulkana A-3 (1949), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana A-3 (1952), Gulkana A-3 (1952), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1965), Gulkana A-3 SW (2016),
Places Near Tazlina River
Cities:

Glennallen,

Rivers:

Gulkana River, Klawasi River, Klutina River, Tazlina River,

Streams:

Dry Creek, Moose Creek, Yetna Creek,

Routes:

Klutina Lake Trail, Trans-Alaska Trail - Willow Lake to Glennallen,

Cities:

Copper Center, Copperville, Tazlina,