| Chitina River | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Chitina River below the confluences of the Nizina and Chakina Rivers | |
  Location of the mouth of the Chitina River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Copper River |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Chitina Glacier |
| • location | Saint Elias Mountains, Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve |
| • coordinates | 60°51′40″N 141°24′01″W / 60.86111°N 141.40028°W[1] |
| • elevation | 3,507 ft (1,069 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Copper River |
• location | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) east of Chitina; 66 miles (106 km) northeast of Valdez, Chugach Mountains |
• coordinates | 61°29′50″N 144°25′10″W / 61.49722°N 144.41944°W[1] |
• elevation | 466 ft (142 m)[1] |
| Length | 274 km (170 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 21,800 km2 (8,400 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Kiagna River, Tana River, Chakina River, Tebay River |
| • right | Short River, Clear Stream, Nizina River, Lakina River, Gilahina River, Kuskulana River |
The Chitina River (Ahtna Athabascan Tsedi Na’ [tʃɛ.diː.näʔ] < tsedi "copper" + na’ "river")[3] is a 274 km (170 mi) tributary of the Copper River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It begins in the Saint Elias Mountains at the base of Chitina Glacier and flows generally northwest through the Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve to meet the smaller river[4] near Chitina.[5] The watershed was once a major copper mining region.[6]
- ^ a b c d e "Chitina River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- ^ Smelcer, John (2011). AHTNA NOUN DICTIONARY and Pronunciation Guide (PDF) (2nd ed.). Copper Center, Alaska: The Ahtna Heritage Foundation. pp. 28, 53 108. ISBN 978-0-9656310-2-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Alaska Vacations & Travel Advice from Trusted Alaskans".
- ^ Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 77, 87–88. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
- ^ Jettmar, Karen (2008) [1993]. The Alaska River Guide: Canoeing, Kayaking, and Rafting in the Last Frontier (3rd ed.). Birmingham, Alabama: Menasha Ridge Press. pp. 206–08. ISBN 978-0-89732-957-6.