Chitina River
| Chitina River | |
|---|---|
Chitina River below the confluences of the Nizina and Chakina Rivers | |
Location of the mouth of the Chitina River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Copper River |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Chitina Glacier |
| • location | Saint Elias Mountains, Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve |
| • coordinates | 60°51′40″N 141°24′01″W / 60.86111°N 141.40028°W |
| • elevation | 3,507 ft (1,069 m) |
| Mouth | Copper River |
• location | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) east of Chitina; 66 miles (106 km) northeast of Valdez, Chugach Mountains |
• coordinates | 61°29′50″N 144°25′10″W / 61.49722°N 144.41944°W |
• elevation | 466 ft (142 m) |
| Length | 274 km (170 mi) |
| Basin size | 21,800 km2 (8,400 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Kiagna River, Tana River, Chakina River, Tebay River |
| • right | Short River, Clear Stream, Nizina River, Lakina River, Gilahina River, Kuskulana River |
The Chitina River (Ahtna Athabascan Tsedi Na’ [tʃɛ.diː.näʔ] < tsedi "copper" + na’ "river") is a 274 km (170 mi) tributary of the Copper River in the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins in the Saint Elias Mountains at the base of Chitina Glacier and flows generally northwest through the Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve to meet the smaller river near Chitina. The watershed was once a major copper mining region.