Hodzana River
The Hodzana River is a 125-mile (201 km) tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] The Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge covers a large part of the river basin.[3]
Hodzana River | |
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Location of the mouth of the Hodzana River in Alaska | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Census Area | Yukon–Koyukuk |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | southern flanks of the Brooks Range |
• location | west of Dall Mountain on the Arctic Circle |
• coordinates | 66°29′32″N 150°02′59″W[1] |
• elevation | 3,196 ft (974 m)[2] |
Mouth | Hodzana Slough of the Yukon River[1] |
• location | 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Beaver, Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge |
• coordinates | 66°17′30″N 147°46′23″W[1] |
• elevation | 335 ft (102 m)[1] |
Length | 125 mi (201 km)[1] |
Beginning west of Dall Mountain just south of the Arctic Circle, the river flows northeast into the wildlife refuge, then southeast to Hodzana Slough, an arm of the Yukon.[3] The river mouth is 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Beaver,[1] a village further up the Yukon.[3]
See also
References
- "Hodzana River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 136–37. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
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