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Chena River

Chena River
Chena River paddle-wheeler.jpg
A paddle-wheel steamer on the Chena River near Fairbanks
Country United States
State Alaska
Borough Fairbanks North Star
Source confluence of the river's north and west forks
 - location near Chena Hot Springs
 - elevation 1,024 ft (312 m)
 - coordinates 65°03′18″N 146°10′45″W / 65.05500°N 146.17917°W / 65.05500; -146.17917 
Mouth Tanana River
 - location 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west-southwest of Fairbanks
 - elevation 423 ft (129 m)
 - coordinates 64°47′44″N 147°54′43″W / 64.79556°N 147.91194°W / 64.79556; -147.91194Coordinates: 64°47′44″N 147°54′43″W / 64.79556°N 147.91194°W / 64.79556; -147.91194 
Length 100 mi (161 km)
Basin 1,980 sq mi (5,128 km2)
Discharge for Fairbanks
 - average 1,336 cu ft/s (37.8 m3/s)
 - max 74,400 cu ft/s (2,106.8 m3/s)
 - min 120 cu ft/s (3.4 m3/s)
Chena River is located in Alaska
Chena River
Location of the mouth of the Chena River in Alaska

The Chena River /ˈi.nə/ (Tanana Athabascan: Ch'eno "river of something (game)") is a 100-mile (160 km) tributary of the Tanana River in the Interior region of the U.S. state of Alaska. It flows generally west from the White Mountains to the Tanana River near the city of Fairbanks, which is built on both sides of the river. The Tanana empties into the 2,300-mile (3,700 km) long Yukon River.

Named tributaries of the Chena River include the North Fork, South Fork, West Fork, Middle (East) Fork and the Little Chena River. The Chena River State Recreation Area surrounds much of the upper half of the main stem. The Chena River is used for recreational fishing and boating. During the winter months, it is also traveled by snowmachines and mushers (sled dogs).

The Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project dam is about 40 miles (64 km) up the Chena River from Fairbanks. The dam was built in response to the 1967 Fairbanks flood, which inundated much of the city. When closed, the dam impounds water and, when the inflow is high enough, diverts it about 8 miles (13 km) to the Tanana River near North Pole, upstream of Fairbanks and the natural mouth of the Chena.

The Chena River supports populations of many fish species, including Arctic grayling, burbot, chum salmon, humpback whitefish, king salmon, least cisco, longnose suckers, northern pike, round whitefish, and sheefish. Easily accessible from Fairbanks, the Chena is the most popular sport-fishing river in interior Alaska.


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