Nenana River
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The Nenana River is a glacially fed river in central Alaska known for its whitewater rafting, scenic canyon, and role as a major tributary of the Tanana River.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Alaska Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parks Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Tanana River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsNear | Denali National Park and Preserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Denali Borough
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fairbanks North Star Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
glacially fed
ⓘ
scenic canyon ⓘ whitewater river ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | subarctic river ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFlowDirection | generally northward ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalType | glacial meltwater river ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | derived from Lower Tanana Athabaskan ⓘ |
| hasRecreationSeason |
early fall
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| hasTourismInfrastructure |
guided rafting operators
ⓘ
roadside access from Parks Highway ⓘ |
| hasWhitewaterClass |
Class II
ⓘ
Class III ⓘ Class IV ⓘ |
| isMajorTributaryOf | Tanana River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
scenic canyon views
ⓘ
tourism and recreation ⓘ whitewater rafting ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Athabaskan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
central Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth | Tanana River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | near city of Nenana, Alaska ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Denali Park, Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Healy, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Nenana, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Interior Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Interior region of Alaska ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Yukon River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| source | Nenana Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Alaska Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Tanana River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial rafting
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ river boating ⓘ |
| watercourseThrough | Nenana Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.