Information About

Zitziana River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Zitziana River on The Map

Location

64 ° 58' 9.001" N,
150 ° 30' 20.999" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Minto

Tributary to

Tanana River

Length

63 mi (101.39 km)

Elevation

262 ft (79.86 m)

Zitziana River in Detail.

About

flows NE to Tanana River, 4 mi. SE of Manley Hot Springs; Nowitna Low. 63 miles long

History

Tanana Indian name recorded in 1909 by C. E. Giffin and R. B. Oliver (in Eakin, 1918, pl. No. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In 1885 Lieutenant Allen (1887, map) USA, reported the stream's name as "Lorenz River; and in 1898 Captain E. F. Glenn, USA, reported "Lorentz River." In the 1880 Census Ivan Petrof recoreded the name "Nushakantna River."