Eagle River (Cook Inlet)

For other uses, see Eagle River (disambiguation).
Eagle River
Eagle River in winter.(Chugach State Park)
Eagle River (Cook Inlet) is located in Alaska
Eagle River (Cook Inlet)
Location of where Eagle River (Alaska) feeds into the Cook Inlet.
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
MunicipalityMunicipality of Anchorage
Physical characteristics
SourceEagle Glacier
 • locationChugach Mountains, Alaska
 • coordinates61°07′43″N 149°03′57″W / 61.12861°N 149.06583°W / 61.12861; -149.06583[1]
 • elevation958 ft (292 m)[2]
MouthEagle Bay, Knik Arm, Cook Inlet
 • location
9 miles (14 km) northeast of downtown Anchorage, Within Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
 • coordinates
61°19′43″N 149°44′19″W / 61.32861°N 149.73861°W / 61.32861; -149.73861[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length40 mi (64 km)[1]
Basin size192 sq mi (500 km2)[3][4]
Discharge 
 • locationEagle River[3]
 • average527 cu ft/s (14.9 m3/s)[3]

The Eagle River is a stream, 40 miles (64 km) long, in Anchorage, Alaska.[1] Heading at Eagle Glacier in Chugach State Park, it flows northwest into Eagle Bay on the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of downtown Anchorage.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Eagle River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  2. ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. ^ a b c "USGS 15277100 Eagle R at Eagle River AK". Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  4. ^ Upstream of the gauge at Eagle River