The Foraker River ( or ) is a stream in central
Alaska
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in the United States.
It drains an area on the north slope of the
Alaska Range
The Alaska Range is a relatively narrow, mountain range in the Southcentral Alaska, southcentral region of the U.S. state of Alaska, from Lake Clark at its southwest endSources differ as to the exact delineation of the Alaska Range. ThBoard on G ...
on the south edge of the
Tanana Valley
The Tanana Valley is a lowland region in central Alaska in the United States, on the north side of the Alaska Range, where the Tanana River emerges from the mountains. Traditional inhabitants of the valley are Tanana Athabaskans of Alaskan Athaba ...
southwest of
Fairbanks.
The
Herron River is a major tributary.
The Foraker River issues from
Foraker Glacier in
Denali National Park and Preserve
Denali National Park and Preserve, formerly known as Mount McKinley National Park, is a List of national parks of the United States, United States national park and National preserve, preserve located in Interior Alaska, centered on Denali (feder ...
, northwest of
Mount Foraker
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest.
Mount or Mounts may also refer to:
Places
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.
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.
The river was named for its glacial source in 1925 by S.R. Capps of the
U.S. Geological Survey
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. Other names or variants include ''Seyh Khoolanh No and ''Gotothna River''.
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See also
*List of rivers of Alaska
This is a List of rivers in Alaska, which are at least fifth-order according to the Strahler stream order, Strahler method of stream classification, and an incomplete list of otherwise-notable rivers and streams. Alaska has more than 12,000 rivers, ...
References
Alaska Range
Rivers of Denali Borough, Alaska
Rivers of Alaska
Denali National Park and Preserve
Rivers of Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska
Rivers of Unorganized Borough, Alaska
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