Foraker River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
District | Denali Borough |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Denali National Park and Preserve |
• location | Foraker Glacier, Alaska Range |
• coordinates | 63°07′43″N 151°34′24″W / 63.12861°N 151.57333°W [1] |
• elevation | 3,251 ft (991 m) [2] |
Mouth | Minchumina Lake [3] |
• location | near village of Lake Minchumina |
• coordinates | 63°53′27″N 152°05′45″W / 63.89083°N 152.09583°W [1] |
• elevation | 646 ft (197 m) [1] |
Length | 60 mi (97 km) [3] |
The Foraker River ( Lower Tanana: Kwalana or Kotalhno) is a 60-mile (97 km) stream in central Alaska in the United States. [3] It drains an area on the north slope of the Alaska Range on the south edge of the Tanana Valley southwest of Fairbanks. [4] The Herron River is a major tributary. [4]
The Foraker River issues from Foraker Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve, northwest of Mount Foraker. [4] It flows through the tundra to the north of the Alaska range in a generally northwest direction to Minchumina Lake near the village of Lake Minchumina. [4]
The river was named for its glacial source in 1925 by S.R. Capps of the U.S. Geological Survey. Other names or variants include Seyh Khoolanh No' and Gotothna River. [1]