Drift River

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Drift River is a river in Alaska that flows into Cook Inlet, known for its proximity to the Redoubt Volcano and associated lahar and flooding hazards.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith glacial outburst floods
volcanic mudflows
country United States of America
drainageBasin Cook Inlet NERFINISHED
environmentType subarctic river
flowsInto Cook Inlet NERFINISHED
geologicalContext volcanic and glacial terrain
hasFloodHistory true
hasNearbyFacility Drift River Oil Terminal NERFINISHED
Drift River Terminal NERFINISHED
hasNearbyProtectedArea Alaska maritime environment of Cook Inlet NERFINISHED
hasVolcanicLaharHistory true
hazardType flood hazard
lahar hazard
locatedIn Alaska
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska NERFINISHED
locatedNear Mount Redoubt NERFINISHED
Redoubt Volcano NERFINISHED
locatedOnCoastOf Cook Inlet NERFINISHED
monitoringFocus flood hazard monitoring
volcanic lahar monitoring
mouthLocatedIn Cook Inlet NERFINISHED
nameLanguage English NERFINISHED
nearbyInfrastructureUse oil storage
tanker loading
notableEvent impacts from 1989–1990 Redoubt Volcano eruptions
impacts from 2009 Redoubt Volcano eruptions
partOf Cook Inlet watershed NERFINISHED
region south-central Alaska
riskManagementConcern flooding of industrial facilities
oil infrastructure vulnerability to lahars
sourceRegion Alaska Peninsula volcanic arc NERFINISHED
Aleutian Range NERFINISHED
transportSignificance adjacent to marine shipping routes in Cook Inlet
volcanicHazardSource Redoubt Volcano NERFINISHED

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Cook Inlet hasMajorRiverMouth Drift River