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]