Christian River

Christian River
Country United States
State Alaska
Census Area YukonKoyukuk
Source Brooks Range
 - location southwest of Shark Edge Mountain
 - elevation 3,304 ft (1,007 m) [1]
 - coordinates 68°04′46″N 145°23′07″W / 68.07944°N 145.38528°W / 68.07944; -145.38528 [2]
Mouth Cutoff Slough of Yukon River [2]
 - location 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Fort Yukon, Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
 - elevation 404 ft (123 m) [2]
 - coordinates 66°38′09″N 145°49′43″W / 66.63583°N 145.82861°W / 66.63583; -145.82861Coordinates: 66°38′09″N 145°49′43″W / 66.63583°N 145.82861°W / 66.63583; -145.82861 [2]
Length 140 mi (225 km) [2]
Location of the mouth of the Christian River in Alaska

The Christian River is a 140-mile (230 km) tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] Beginning near Shark Edge Mountain in the southern Brooks Range, it flows generally south to Cutoff Slough and thence to the larger river. The mouth is in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Fort Yukon.[2]

See also

References

  1. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Christian River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2013.


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