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This is a List of rivers in Alaska, which are at least fifth-order according to the Strahler method of stream classification, [1] and an incomplete list of otherwise-notable rivers and streams. Alaska has more than 12,000 rivers, and thousands more streams and creeks. [2] According to United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information ...
Pages in category "Rivers of Alaska" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 325 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. From its source in British Columbia , it flows through Canada's territory of Yukon (itself named after the river). The lower half of the river continues westward through the U.S. state of Alaska .
See also List of rivers of Alaska. Arizona. Colorado River – 1,450 miles (2,330 km) Gila River – 650 miles (1,050 km) Little Colorado River – 315 miles (507 km)
The Koyukuk River (/ ˈ k aɪ ə k ʊ k /; [6] Ooghekuhno' [pronunciation?] in Koyukon, Kuuyukaq or Tagraġvik in Iñupiaq) is a 425-mile (684 km) tributary of the Yukon River, in the U.S. state of Alaska. [3] It is the last major tributary entering the Yukon before the larger river empties into the Bering Sea. [7]
The Colville River (/ ˈ k oʊ l v ɪ l /; [6] Inupiat: Kuukpik) is a major river of the Arctic Ocean coast of Alaska in the United States, approximately 350 miles (560 km) long. [1] One of the northernmost major rivers in North America , it drains a remote area of tundra on the north side of the Brooks Range entirely above the Arctic Circle in ...
Rivers and streams in Alaska are changing color – from a clean, clear blue to a rusty orange – because of the toxic metals released by thawing permafrost, according to a new study.
The Kuskokwim River is the longest river system contained entirely within a single U.S. state. The river provides the principal drainage for an area of the remote Alaska Interior on the north and west side of the Alaska Range, flowing southwest into Kuskokwim Bay on the Bering Sea. The highest point in its watershed is Mount Russell.