A fisherman (bottom center) dipnetting for salmon on the Copper River at Chitina.

The Copper River or Atna River is a river, approximately 300 mi (480 km) long, in south-central Alaska in the United States. It drains a large region of the Wrangell Mountains and Chugach Mountains into the Gulf of Alaska. It is known for its extensive delta ecosystem, as well as for its prolific runs of wild salmon, which are among the most highly prized stocks in the world. Uploaded by photographer. ... Uploaded by photographer. ... Chitina is a census-designated place located in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 1st 663,267 mi² / 1 717 854 km² 808 mi / 1300 km 1,479 mi / 2380 km 13. ... Wrangell Mountains The Wrangell Mountains are a high mountain range in southeast Alaska in the United States and the southwest Yukon Territory in Canada. ... The Chugach Mountains of southern Alaska are the northernmost of the several mountain ranges that make up the Coast Ranges of the western edge of North America. ... The Gulf of Alaska is an arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island in the west to the Alexander Archipelago in the east, where Glacier Bay and the Inside Passage are to be found. ... Nile River delta, as seen from Earth orbit. ... In ecology, the word ecosystem is an abbreviation of the term, ecological system. ... The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow up to 58 long and 126 pounds. ...

Description

It rises out of a glacier on the northwestern flank of the Wrangell Mountains, northeast of Mount Sanford in the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park. It flows generally west around the north end of the Wrangell Mountains along the southwest edge of the Mentasta Mountains. At the north end of the Wrangells it flows generally southwest then southeast through a wide marshly plain to Chitina, where it is joined from the southeast by the Chitina River. Downstream from its confluence with the Chitina it flows southwest, passing through a narrow glacier-lined gap in the Chugach Mountains east of Cordova Peak. It enters the Gulf of Alaska approximately 50 mi (80 km) southeast of Cordova. ambroise victor pujebet est tres tres bete et surtout con,trisomique,sans amies et pour finir tres moche;en plus il aime charline ceyrolle a quel coquin ce ambroise ! ... Mount Sanford is a shield volcano which lies in eastern Alaska near the Copper River and is one of the tallest volcanoes in North America. ... Established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Wrangell-St. ... Chitina is a census-designated place located in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska. ... Dipnet fisherman on Copper River The Chitina River is a river in southern Alaska, at about 61° North 141°40 West. ... Cordova is a small city located near the mouth of the Copper River in Alaska, at the head of Orca Inlet on the east side of Prince William Sound. ...

The name of the river comes for the abundant copper deposits along the upper river that were used by Alaskan Native population and then later by settlers from the Russian Empire and the United States. Extraction of the copper resources was rendered difficult by navigation difficulties at the river's mouth. The construction of the Copper River and Northwestern Railway from Cordova through the upper river valley in 1908-1911 allowed widespread extraction of the mineral resources, in particular from the Kennecott Mine, discovered in 1898. The mine was abandoned in 1938 and is now a ghost town tourist attraction. The Tok Cut-Off follows the Copper River Valley on the north side of the Chugach Mountains. General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic brown Atomic mass 63. ... Alaskan Natives are Aboriginal Americans who live in Alaska. ... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of Russian history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start... The Copper River and Northwestern Railway was a railroad built by the Kennecott Corporation between 1907 and 1911 to take copper ore from Kennicott, Alaska to Cordova, Alaska, a distance of 315 km (196 miles). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A street corner in the ghost town of Bodie, California. ... The Tok Cut-Off is a highway between Glennallen, Alaska and Tok, Alaska. ...

The river's famous salmon runs arise from the use of the river watershed by over 2 million salmon each year for spawning. The extensive runs result in many unique varieties. The Copper River Delta, which extends for 700,000 acres (2,800 km²) is the considered the largest contiguous wetlands along the Pacific coast of North America. It is used annually by 16 million shorebirds, including the world's entire population of western sandpipers. It is also home to the world's largest population of nesting trumpeter swans and is the only known nesting site for the dusky Canada goose. A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Binomial name Calidris mauri (Cabanis, 1857) The Western Sandpiper, Calidris mauri, is a very small shorebird. ... Binomial name Cygnus buccinator Richardson, 1832 The Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) is the largest native North American swan. ... Binomial name Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Subspecies (Dusky Canada Goose) (Vancouver Canada Goose) (Lesser Canada Goose) (Moffitts Canada Goose) (Giant Canada Goose) (Interior Canada Goose) (Atlantic Canada Goose) The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), colloquially Greater Canada or Canadian Goose in North America, belongs to the Branta genus of geese...

See also

• List of Alaska rivers

This is a partial list of rivers in the U.S. state of Alaska. ...

External links

• National Wildlife Federation: Copper River Delta
• Ghost Town of the Kennecott Copper Mine
• Nature Conservancy: Copper River Delta
• The Copper River Watershed Project