Christian River Explained

Christian River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Christian River in Alaska
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Alaska
Subdivision Type4:Census Area
Subdivision Name4:Yukon - Koyukuk
Length:140miles
Source1:Brooks Range
Source1 Location:southwest of Shark Edge Mountain
Source1 Coordinates:68.0794°N -145.3853°W
Source1 Elevation:3304feet[1]
Mouth:Cutoff Slough of Yukon River
Mouth Location:17miles northwest of Fort Yukon, Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
Mouth Coordinates:66.6358°N -145.8286°W[2]
Mouth Elevation:404feet

The Christian River is a 140miles tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] Beginning near Shark Edge Mountain in the southern Brooks Range, it flows generally south to Cutoff Slough and thence to the larger river. The mouth is in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge 17miles northwest of Fort Yukon.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. Web site: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey . March 31, 1981. [{{gnis3|1400370}} Christian River]. November 1, 2013.