Nowitna River
Nowitna River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Census Area | Yukon–Koyukuk |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Kuskokwim Mountains |
• coordinates | 63°30′28″N 155°32′34″W / 63.50778°N 155.54278°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,688 ft (515 m)[2] |
Mouth | Yukon River[3] |
• location | 38 miles (61 km) northeast of Ruby |
• coordinates | 64°55′38″N 154°16′11″W / 64.92722°N 154.26972°W[1] |
• elevation | 154 ft (47 m)[1] |
Length | 250 mi (400 km)[3] |
Type | Wild 223.0 miles (358.9 km) |
Designated | December 2, 1980[4] |
The Nowitna River is a 250-mile (400 km) tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] The river flows northeast from the Kuskokwim Mountains through Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge and enters the larger river 38 miles (61 km) northeast of Ruby[3] and southwest of Tanana.[5] Major tributaries include the Titna, Big Mud, Little Mud, Lost, and Sulatna rivers.[5]
In 1980, the 225 miles (362 km) of the river within the wildlife refuge were designated "wild" and added to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.[6] The designation means that most of the Nowitna is unpolluted, free-flowing, and generally inaccessible except by trail.[7]
Boating
It is possible to run the Nowitna in many kinds of boats, including hard-shell, folding, or inflatable canoes and kayaks or inflatable rafts. Most of the river is slow-moving and meandering, rated Class I (easy) on the
Dangers include black bears as well as rapids. Navigating can be difficult at times because of upriver winds, especially on the lower reaches.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Nowitna River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- ^ a b c d Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. p. 705. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
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ignored (help) - ^ "National Wild and Scenic Rivers System". rivers.gov. National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
- ^ "Nowitna River, Alaska". National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ "About the WSR Act". National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-89732-957-6.
External links
- Media related to Nowitna River at Wikimedia Commons
- Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service