Herron River

The Herron River (Lower Tanana: K'otaal No’ or Tsatasronik) is a 48-mile (77 km) tributary of the Foraker River in central Alaska in the United States.[2] It drains an area on the north slope of the Alaska Range on the south edge of the Tanana Valley southwest of Fairbanks.[3]

Herron River
Location of the mouth of the Herron River in Alaska
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
District	Denali Borough
Physical characteristics
Source	Herron Glacier, Alaska Range
• location	Denali National Park and Preserve
• coordinates	63°05′35″N 151°39′11″W
• elevation	3,134 ft (955 m)[1]
Mouth	Foraker River[2]
• location	17 miles (27 km) south of Lake Minchumina
• coordinates	63°38′53″N 152°09′31″W[2]
• elevation	801 ft (244 m)[1]
Length	48 mi (77 km)[2]

The river issues from Herron Glacier in the northern Alaska Range in Denali National Park and Preserve, northwest of Mount Foraker.[3] It flows through the tundra to the north of the Alaska range in a generally northwest direction, forming part of the boundary between national park lands and national preserve lands.[3]

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 K'otal No', Tsatasronick and Sishuluthna River.[4]