Gakona River | |
Country | United States |
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State | Alaska |
Census Area | Valdez–Cordova |
Source | Gakona Glacier |
- location | Alaska Range |
- elevation | 3,846 ft (1,172 m) |
- coordinates | 63°09′49″N 145°12′21″W / 63.16361°N 145.20583°W |
Mouth | Copper River |
- location | Gakona, 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Glennallen |
- elevation | 1,411 ft (430 m) |
- coordinates | 62°17′58″N 145°18′52″W / 62.29944°N 145.31444°WCoordinates: 62°17′58″N 145°18′52″W / 62.29944°N 145.31444°W |
Length | 64 mi (103 km) |
The Gakona River is a 64-mile (103 km) tributary of the Copper River in the U.S. state of Alaska. Beginning at Gakona Glacier in the Alaska Range, it flows generally south to meet the larger river at the community of Gakona.