Copper River

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glacial-fed river river

The Copper River is a major glacial-fed river in south-central Alaska known for its rich salmon runs, extensive delta, and dramatic canyon landscapes.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Copper River (portion)	1
Copper River Canyon	1
Copper River Delta	1
Copper River Valley	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	glacial-fed river ⓘ river ⓘ
associatedPeople	Ahtna Athabaskan ⓘ Eyak ⓘ
basinIncludes	Chugach National Forest ⓘ Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ
climateInfluence	influences local coastal climate near Gulf of Alaska ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
deltaType	tidal-influenced delta ⓘ
drainageBasinArea	approximately 24,000 square miles ⓘ approximately 62,000 square kilometers ⓘ
ecologicalImportance	important spawning habitat for Pacific salmon ⓘ major habitat for migratory birds ⓘ
ecoregion	Pacific coastal temperate rainforest ⓘ
emptiesNear	Cordova, Alaska ⓘ
fishSpecies	Chinook salmon ⓘ surface form: chinook salmon coho salmon ⓘ Sockeye salmon ⓘ surface form: sockeye salmon steelhead trout ⓘ
flowsInto	Gulf of Alaska ⓘ
hasBridge	Million Dollar Bridge ⓘ
hasFeature	braided channels in its delta ⓘ steep canyons in upper reaches ⓘ
hasMouthFeature	Copper River Delta ⓘ
hasTransportationCorridor	Copper River Highway ⓘ
historicalUse	route for Alaska Native trade ⓘ route for early prospectors ⓘ
knownFor	dramatic canyon landscapes ⓘ extensive delta ⓘ high sediment load ⓘ rich salmon runs ⓘ strong river currents ⓘ
length	approximately 290 miles ⓘ approximately 470 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	Alaska ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Southcentral Alaska ⓘ
mouth	Gulf of Alaska ⓘ
namedFor	copper deposits in its drainage basin ⓘ
passesNear	Chitina, Alaska ⓘ Copper Center, Alaska ⓘ
passesThrough	Copper River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Copper River Canyon
sourceRegion	Alaska Range ⓘ Chugach Mountains ⓘ Wrangell Mountains ⓘ
supportsIndustry	commercial salmon fishery ⓘ sport fishing ⓘ subsistence fishing ⓘ
waterType	glacially turbid ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chugach Mountains → borderedBy → Copper River ⓘ

Southcentral Alaska → contains → Copper River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Copper River Valley

Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve → contains → Copper River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Copper River (portion)

Chugach Mountains → drainageTo → Copper River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Copper River Delta

Gulf of Alaska → drainedByRiver → Copper River ⓘ

Alaska → hasMajorRiver → Copper River ⓘ

Copper River → passesThrough → Copper River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Copper River Canyon