| Gakona River | |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Gakona River in Alaska |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Alaska |
| Subdivision Type4: | Census Area |
| Subdivision Name4: | Valdez - Cordova |
| Length: | 64miles |
| Source1: | Gakona Glacier |
| Source1 Location: | Alaska Range |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 63.1636°N -145.2058°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 3846feet[1] |
| Mouth: | Copper River |
| Mouth Location: | Gakona, 16miles northeast of Glennallen |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 62.2994°N -145.3144°W[2] |
| Mouth Elevation: | 1411feet |
The Gakona River is a 64miles tributary of the Copper River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] Beginning at Gakona Glacier on Mount Gakona in the Alaska Range, it flows generally south to meet the larger river at the community of Gakona.[3]