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The '''Gakona River'''{{Pronunciation-needed}} is a {{convert|64|mi|km|adj=on}} tributary of the ] in the ] of ].<ref name="gnis"/> Beginning at Gakona Glacier on ] in the ], it flows generally south to meet the larger river at the community of ].<ref name="DeLorme">{{cite book|title=Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer|publisher=DeLorme|location=Yarmouth, Maine|pages=97, 107|edition=7th|year=2010|isbn=978-0-89933-289-5}}</ref>


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River in Alaska, United States
Gakona River
Gakona River is located in AlaskaGakona RiverLocation 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
 • elevation3,846 ft (1,172 m)
MouthCopper River
 • locationGakona, 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Glennallen
 • coordinates62°17′58″N 145°18′52″W / 62.29944°N 145.31444°W / 62.29944; -145.31444
 • elevation1,411 ft (430 m)
Length64 mi (103 km)

The Gakona River is a 64-mile (103 km) tributary of the Copper River in the U.S. state of Alaska. 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.


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