Foraker River

River in Alaska, United States
63°07′43″N 151°34′24″W / 63.12861°N 151.57333°W / 63.12861; -151.57333[1] • elevation3,251 ft (991 m)[2] MouthMinchumina Lake[3]
 • location
near village of Lake Minchumina
 • coordinates
63°53′27″N 152°05′45″W / 63.89083°N 152.09583°W / 63.89083; -152.09583[1]
 • elevation
646 ft (197 m)[1]Length60 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Foraker River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  2. ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. ^ a b c Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. p. 345. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  4. ^ a b c d Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 102–03. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.


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