Chitina River
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.jpg) Chitina River below the confluences of the Nizina and Chakina Riveres
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Valdez–Cordova |
| Source | Chitina Glacier |
| - location | Saint Elias Mountains, Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve |
| - elevation | 3,507 ft (1,069 m) |
| - coordinates | 60°51′40″N 141°24′01″W / 60.86111°N 141.40028°W |
| Mouth | Copper River |
| - location | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) east of Chitina; 66 miles (106 km) northeast of Valdez, Chugach Mountains |
| - elevation | 466 ft (142 m) |
| - coordinates | 61°29′50″N 144°25′10″W / 61.49722°N 144.41944°WCoordinates: 61°29′50″N 144°25′10″W / 61.49722°N 144.41944°W |
| Length | 112 mi (180 km) |
 Location of the mouth of the Chitina River in Alaska
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The Chitina River (/tʃɪtˈ.nʌ/ or /tʃɪ.tiːˈ.nʌ/; Ahtna Athabascan Tsedi Na’ [tʃɛ.diː.näʔ] < tsedi "copper" + na’ "river") is a 112-mile (180 km) tributary of the Copper River in the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins in the Saint Elias Mountains at the base of Chitana Glacier and flows generally northwest through the Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve to meet the larger river near Chitina. The watershed was once a major copper mining region.
The Chitina River is suitable for floating in rafts, kayaks, and decked canoes by boaters with sufficient wilderness and whitewater skills. From a put-in place near Hubert's Landing, slightly downstream of Chitina Glacier, the river is Class II (medium) on the International Scale of River Difficulty all the way to the mouth at Chitina.
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