Eagle River (Cook Inlet)
| Eagle River | |
|---|---|
 Eagle River in winter.(Chugach State Park) | |
  Location of where Eagle River (Alaska) feeds into the Cook Inlet. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Municipality | Municipality of Anchorage |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Eagle Glacier |
| • location | Chugach Mountains, Alaska |
| • coordinates | 61°07′43″N 149°03′57″W / 61.12861°N 149.06583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 958 ft (292 m)[2] |
Eagle River[3] | |
| • average | 527 cu ft/s (14.9 m3/s)[3] |
The Eagle River is a stream, 40 miles (64 km) long, in Anchorage, Alaska.[1] Heading at Eagle Glacier in Chugach State Park, it flows northwest into Eagle Bay on the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of downtown Anchorage.[1]
Course
Beginning at Eagle Glacier in
After receiving the North Fork from the right, the Eagle River receives the South Fork Eagle River from the
Boating
Parts of the Eagle River are floatable in a variety of watercraft. These sections are rated from Class I (easy) to Class III (difficult) on the
Eagle River Nature Center
The Eagle River Nature Center, which sits at an entrance to Chugach State Park, is 12 miles (19 km) up Eagle River Road. The center (in conjunction with "friends of") run numerous educational programs aimed at bringing people closer to nature through education and outdoor excursions.[8]
The historic Crow Pass Trail, which runs 26 miles (42 km) from the Eagle River Nature Center and ends near the town of
Climate
| Climate data for Eagle River Nature Centre, Alaska, 1991–2020 normals: 520ft (158m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 20.9 (−6.2) |
28.0 (−2.2) |
35.3 (1.8) |
47.1 (8.4) |
58.0 (14.4) |
65.4 (18.6) |
67.4 (19.7) |
64.5 (18.1) |
56.0 (13.3) |
42.1 (5.6) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
44.5 (7.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 13.7 (−10.2) |
19.8 (−6.8) |
25.0 (−3.9) |
36.8 (2.7) |
46.9 (8.3) |
54.6 (12.6) |
57.7 (14.3) |
54.7 (12.6) |
46.6 (8.1) |
33.9 (1.1) |
19.7 (−6.8) |
16.1 (−8.8) |
35.5 (1.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 6.4 (−14.2) |
11.6 (−11.3) |
14.7 (−9.6) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
35.7 (2.1) |
43.7 (6.5) |
47.9 (8.8) |
44.9 (7.2) |
37.2 (2.9) |
25.7 (−3.5) |
12.9 (−10.6) |
8.9 (−12.8) |
26.3 (−3.1) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.26 (57) |
1.64 (42) |
1.56 (40) |
0.76 (19) |
0.94 (24) |
1.31 (33) |
1.68 (43) |
2.62 (67) |
3.64 (92) |
2.46 (62) |
1.72 (44) |
1.96 (50) |
22.55 (573) |
| Source: NOAA[9] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Eagle River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- ^ a b c "USGS 15277100 Eagle R at Eagle River AK". Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ^ Upstream of the gauge at Eagle River
- ^ ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-89732-957-6.
- ^ "Welcome to the Eagle River Nature Center". Friends of Eagle River Nature Center. 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ^ http://www.ernc.org Eagle River Nature Center
- ^ "Eagle RVR NATURE CTR, Alaska 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved September 3, 2023.