Fox River (Alaska) Explained

Fox River
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Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Fox River in Alaska
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Alaska
Subdivision Type4:Borough
Subdivision Name4:Kenai Peninsula
Length:27miles
Source1:Kenai Mountains
Source1 Location:Chernof Glacier, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Source1 Coordinates:59.9297°N -150.5669°W
Source1 Elevation:1357feet[1]
Mouth:Kachemak Bay, Cook Inlet
Mouth Location:northeast of Homer
Mouth Coordinates:59.7914°N -151.0019°W[2]
Mouth Elevation:7feet

Fox River is a stream, 27miles long, on the Kenai Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] The river heads at the terminus of the Chernof Glacier in the Kenai Mountains, then flows southwest to the northeast end of Kachemak Bay.[3] [4] The river mouth is 24miles northeast of Homer.[5]

A census-designated place of the same name lies along the river.[6] The river's name was first reported by Dall (1895) and may have been for Theodore Fox of the North Pacific Mining and Transportation Company, which began operations on the bay in the prior year.[5]

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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|1413034}} Fox River ]. December 12, 2013.
  3. Book: Baker, Marcus. Geographic Dictionary of Alaska. March 31, 2013. 2nd. 1906. U.S. Government Printing Office. 266.
  4. Book: Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer. DeLorme. Yarmouth, Maine. 62–63. 7th. 2010. 978-0-89933-289-5.
  5. Book: Orth, Donald J.. United States Geological Survey. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567. PDF. United States Government Printing Office. 1971. 1967. 352. December 16, 2013.
  6. Web site: [{{gnis3|2418589}} Fox River Census Designated Place]. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey . April 11, 2008. December 12, 2013.