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Miles Lake is a 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long glacial lake in the U.S. state of Alaska.It is located in the valley of the Copper River, which pools to create it. The lake includes the terminus of Miles Glacier, 33 miles (53 km) north of Katalla, Chugach Mountains, and flows into the lower Copper River (Alaska).
This Bridge once served the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad trains, and was converted to a Highway Bridge in 1958. The Bridge crosses the Copper River between two scenic and active glaciers. The Childs Glacier to the west and the Miles Glacier to the east. Known as the Million Dollar Bridge, and constructed during severe winter conditions.
The Klutina River (Tl’atii Na’ in Ahtna) is a 63-mile (101 km) tributary of the Copper River in the U.S. state of Alaska. [1] [3] [4] Beginning at Klutina Glacier in the Chugach Mountains, the river flows generally northeast, passing through Klutina Lake, to meet the larger river at the community of Copper Center. [5]
There is an extensive area of linear sand dunes up to 250 feet (76 m) in height radiating from the mouth of the Copper River. [13] [14] Both Miles Glacier and Childs Glacier calve directly into the river. [15] The Copper enters the Gulf of Alaska southeast of Cordova where it creates a delta nearly 50 miles (80 km) wide. [13]
The Tazlina River is a 30-mile (48 km) tributary of the Copper River in the U.S. state of Alaska. [1] Draining Tazlina Lake , it flows generally east to meet the larger river 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Glennallen .
Date: 29 February 2020: Source: Own work. this census.gov source was used to determine change effective from January 02, 2019; this data.census.gov source was used for the boundaries, but as noted on the first source "The Census Bureau does not have maps illustrating the boundary changes listed on this web page" - however I deemed it reasonable that the boundaries are likely to follow the ...
Lake Atna (/ ˈ ɑː t n ə /; also known as Lake Ahtna) was a prehistoric proglacial lake that initially formed approximately 58 ka (thousand years ago) in the Copper River Basin, an area roughly centered around 245 km (152 mi) northeast of modern-day Anchorage, Alaska.
Also on the Canadian side and entering the lower Stikine, like the Great Glacier, are the Mud and Flood Glaciers, which form the boundaries of the small Boundary Range, which is an eastern abutment of the range comprising the Stikine Icecap and marks the approximate boundary claimed by the United States prior to the Alaska Boundary Settlement ...