McKinley River

The McKinley River (Lower Tanana: Henteel no' Tl'o) is a 58-mile (93 km) tributary of the Kantishna River in central Alaska in the United States.[3] It drains an area on the north slope of the Alaska Range on the south edge of the Tanana Valley southwest of Fairbanks.[4] The river issues from Muldrow Glacier in the northern Alaska Range in Denali National Park and Preserve, northeast of Denali.[4] It flows through the tundra north of the Alaska Range in a generally northwest direction, joining Birch Creek to form the Kantishna River near Chilchukabena Lake.[4]

McKinley River
Kantishna Region Geologic map showing the location of the Muldrow Glacier origin of the river
Location of the mouth of the McKinley River in Alaska
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
District	Denali Borough
Physical characteristics
Source	Muldrow Glacier
• location	Denali National Park and Preserve
• coordinates	63°21′51″N 150°25′59″W[1]
• elevation	3,117 ft (950 m)[2]
Mouth	Kantishna River[3]
• location	confluence with Birch Creek, 23 miles (37 km) east of Lake Minchumina
• coordinates	63°51′59″N 151°33′20″W[1]
• elevation	646 ft (197 m)[1]
Length	58 mi (93 km)[3]

The river was named McKinley Fork by A.H. Brooks in 1905. Other names or variants include Henteeth No' Tl'o and Hintusno' Dikats.[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Alaska

References

1. "McKinley River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
2. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
3. Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. United States Government Printing Office. p. 611. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
4. Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 102–03. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.