Herron River

Herron River
Country United States
State Alaska
District Denali Borough
Source Herron Glacier, Alaska Range
 - location Denali National Park and Preserve
 - elevation 3,134 ft (955 m) [1]
 - coordinates 63°05′35″N 151°39′11″W / 63.09306°N 151.65306°W / 63.09306; -151.65306
Mouth Foraker River [2]
 - location 17 miles (27 km) south of Lake Minchumina
 - elevation 801 ft (244 m) [1]
 - coordinates 63°38′53″N 152°09′31″W / 63.64806°N 152.15861°W / 63.64806; -152.15861Coordinates: 63°38′53″N 152°09′31″W / 63.64806°N 152.15861°W / 63.64806; -152.15861 [2]
Length 48 mi (77 km) [2]
Location of the mouth of the Herron River in Alaska

The Herron River (Lower Tanana: K'otaal No’ or Tsatasronik) is a 48-mile (77 km) tributary of the Foraker River in central Alaska in the United States.[2] It drains an area on the north slope of the Alaska Range on the south edge of the Tanana Valley southwest of Fairbanks.[3]

The river issues from Herron Glacier in the northern Alaska Range in Denali National Park and Preserve, northwest of Mount Foraker.[3] It flows through the tundra to the north of the Alaska range in a generally northwest direction, forming part of the boundary between national park lands and national preserve lands.[3]

The river was named for its glacial source in 1925 by S.R. Capps of the U.S. Geological Survey. Other names or variants include K'otal No', Tsatasronick and Sishuluthna River.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Derived by entering coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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. 418. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 93, 102. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
  4. ↑ "Herron River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 22, 2013.


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