The Foraker River (Lower Tanana: Kwalana or Kotalhno) is a 60-mile (97 km) stream in central Alaska in the United States.[3] It drains an area on the north slope of the Alaska Range on the south edge of the Tanana Valley southwest of Fairbanks.[4] The Herron River is a major tributary.[4]

Foraker River
Location of the mouth of the Foraker River in Alaska
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
District	Denali Borough
Physical characteristics
Source	Denali National Park and Preserve
• location	Foraker Glacier, Alaska Range
• coordinates	63°07′43″N 151°34′24″W[1]
• elevation	3,251 ft (991 m)[2]
Mouth	Minchumina Lake[3]
• location	near village of Lake Minchumina
• coordinates	63°53′27″N 152°05′45″W[1]
• elevation	646 ft (197 m)[1]
Length	60 mi (97 km)[3]

The Foraker River issues from Foraker Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve, northwest of Mount Foraker.[4] It flows through the tundra to the north of the Alaska range in a generally northwest direction to Minchumina Lake near the village of Lake Minchumina.[4]

The river was named for its glacial source in 1925 by S.R. Capps of the U.S. Geological Survey. Other names or variants include Seyh Khoolanh No' and Gotothna River.[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Alaska

References

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