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Gakona River

Coordinates: 62°17′58″N 145°18′52″W / 62.29944°N 145.31444°W / 62.29944; -145.31444
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Gakona River
Gakona River is located in Alaska
Gakona River
Location of the mouth of the Gakona River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaValdez–Cordova
Physical characteristics
SourceGakona Glacier
 • locationAlaska Range
 • coordinates63°09′49″N 145°12′21″W / 63.16361°N 145.20583°W / 63.16361; -145.20583[1]
 • elevation3,846 ft (1,172 m)[2]
MouthCopper River
 • location
Gakona, 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Glennallen
 • coordinates
62°17′58″N 145°18′52″W / 62.29944°N 145.31444°W / 62.29944; -145.31444[1]
 • elevation
1,411 ft (430 m)[1]
Length64 mi (103 km)[1]

The Gakona River[pronunciation?] is a 64-mile (103 km) tributary of the Copper River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] Beginning at Gakona Glacier on Mount Gakona in the Alaska Range, it flows generally south to meet the larger river at the community of Gakona.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Gakona River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  2. ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. ^ Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 97, 107. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.