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The Tanana River (TA-nuh-naw) is a tributary of the Yukon River in Alaska in the United States. Braided Stream: These streams move tremendous amounts of gravel but usually look low or even empty. ... Braided Stream: These streams move tremendous amounts of gravel but usually look low or even empty. ... Map of the Yukon River watershed The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. ... 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. ...


Its headwaters are on the north slope of the Wrangell Mountains in southeast Alaska. It flows in a northeast direction, and then turns to the northwest near the border with the Yukon Territory, and flows laterally along the northern slope of the Alaska Range, roughly paralleled by the Alaska Highway. In central Alaska, it emerges into a lowland marsh region known as the Tanana Valley and passes to the south of the city of Fairbanks and past the village of Ester. Wrangell Mountains The Wrangell Mountains are a high mountain range in southeast Alaska in the United States and the southwest Yukon Territory in Canada. ... Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th)  - Land 474,391 km²  - Water 8,052 km² (1. ... View of Mount McKinley on a rare clear day The Alaska Range is a mountain range that extends for about 650 km (400 mi) across south-central Alaska, from Iliamna Lake at the SW end to White River in Canada at the SE end. ... The Alaska Highway, also Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, Al-Can Highway, runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. ... The Tanana Valley is the lowland region in central Alaska in the United States, on the north side of the Alaska Range where the Tanana River emerges from the mountains. ... Motto: The Golden Heart City Nickname: Map Political Statistics Founded Incorporated November 10, 1903 County {{{county}}} Borough Fairbanks North Star Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Steve M. Thompson Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Water 84. ... Ester is a census-designated place located in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. ...


In the marsh regions it is joined by several large tributaries, including the Nenana (near the city of Nenana) and the Kantishna. It empties into Yukon approximately 70 miles (110 km) downriver from the village of Manley Hot Springs, near the town of Tanana. Rafting on the Nenana River, near Denali National Park The Nenana River is a tributary of the Tanana River, approximately 150 mi (241 km) long, in central Alaska in the United States. ... Nenana is a city located in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. ... Manley Hot Springs is a census-designated place located in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. ... Tanana is a city located in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. ...


The date when the ice breaks on the Tanana River, an event that commemorates both the start of spring in Alaska, as well as transportation in Alaska before paved roads, trains, and planes, is the point of the Nenana Ice Classic, a lottery held in Nenana. During the history of the Ice Classic, the earliest calendar date the ice broke was April 20 in both 1940 and 1998; the latest date was May 20, 1964. The last prize awarded as of January 2005 was 300,000 dollars. A lottery is a popular form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize. ...


The word Tanana means mountain river in Athabascan. Athabaskan or Athabascan (also Athapascan or Athapaskan) is the name of a large group of distantly related Native American peoples, also known as the Athabasca Indians or Athapaskes, and of their language family. ...


Major Tributaries (in descending order of elevation)

  • Chisana River
  • Nabesna River
  • Kalutna River
  • Tok River
  • Robertson River
  • Johnson River
  • Little Gerstle River
  • Healy River
  • Volkmar River
  • Gerstle River
  • Clearwater Creek
  • Goodpaster River
  • Delta River
  • Delta Creek
  • Little Delta River
  • Salcha River
  • Little Salcha River
  • Chena River
    • North Fork
    • South Fork
  • Wood River
  • Tatlanika River
  • Nenana River
    • Teklanika River
    • Seventeen Mile Slough
  • Tolovana River
  • Kantishna River
  • Zitziana River
  • Cosna River
  • Chitanana River

The Delta River is a tributary of the Tanana River, which in turn is a tributary of the Yukon River in Alaska in the United States. ... The Chena River is a river that flows in the interior of Alaska from the Alaskan White Mountains east of Fairbanks into the Tanana River near Fairbanks. ... Rafting on the Nenana River, near Denali National Park The Nenana River is a tributary of the Tanana River, approximately 150 mi (241 km) long, in central Alaska in the United States. ...

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Alaska, Tanana River Seite 1 (369 words)
bis zur Siedlung Tanana kurz hinter der Mündung in den Yukon - ist 100 bzw.
In Fairbanks setzen wir mit unseren Faltbooten in den klaren Chena River ein.
Nach etwa 7 km erreichten wir den Tanana River, der mit etwa 5-7 Stundenkilometern vergleichsweise mächtig zog.
Alaska Rivers (551 words)
The upper river is formed by several smaller rivers (forks) and the lower river is slower and deeper moving.
The river levels are influenced by the glacial melt in the nearby mountains.
The 2,300 mile-long Yukon River is the mother river to the Tanana River and Chena Rivers.
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