Information About

Chena Slough

Quick Facts

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Location

64 ° 50' 25.001" N,
147 ° 28' 57" W

Region

Fairbanks North Star

Nearest City

North Pole

Parent

Chena River

Length

13 mi (20.92 km)

Elevation

466 ft (142.04 m)

Chena Slough in Detail.

About

Extending NW from Piledriver Slough to the Chena River 7 mi E of Fairbanks, Tanana Low. 13 miles long.

History

Named derived from Chena River; reported in 1903 by T. G. Gerdine and R. B. Oliver in (Prindle, 1905, pl. 16), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The application of the name originally included Piledriver Slough and the lower crouse of the Chena River. However, when water from the Tanana was diverted during highway construction, the name "Chena Slough" was applied only to the drier course of the distributary.