Alaska Rivers
Open a river for its map, facts and the lakes on it.
Yukon River
One of North America's great rivers, the Yukon runs from British Columbia through Whitehorse and Dawson City, then crosses all of interior Alaska past Eagle, Fort Yukon, Tanana and Galena to a broad delta on the Bering Sea.
702 milesKuskokwim River
The Kuskokwim flows southwest across western Alaska past McGrath, Aniak and Bethel, its largest town, and a string of Yup'ik villages before spilling into Kuskokwim Bay.
584 milesTanana River
A big glacial river of interior Alaska, the Tanana runs northwest from near the Canadian border, passes just south of Fairbanks, picks up the Nenana at Nenana and flows by Manley Hot Springs to the Yukon.
313 milesSusitna River
Born from a glacier in the Alaska Range, the Susitna sweeps west and then south through Southcentral Alaska past Curry and Talkeetna, reaching tidewater on upper Cook Inlet west of Anchorage.
about 290 milesCopper River
A swift, silty glacial river that loops around the Wrangell Mountains, meets the Chitina River at Chitina, then cuts through the Chugach Mountains to a delta nearly 50 miles wide near Cordova.
425 milesKoyukuk River
Starting in the southern Brooks Range, the Koyukuk winds southwest through remote Arctic country past Bettles, Allakaket, Hughes and Huslia before emptying into the Yukon.
569 milesPorcupine River
The Porcupine heads north through the Yukon Territory past the village of Old Crow, then swings southwest across the border into Alaska to meet the Yukon at Fort Yukon.
about 425 milesNoatak River
Flowing west from Gates of the Arctic National Park through the Noatak National Preserve, this remote Arctic river passes only one permanent settlement, the village of Noatak, before reaching Kotzebue Sound.
about 280 milesKobuk River
The Kobuk runs west just north of the Arctic Circle, past the villages of Kobuk, Shungnak, Ambler and Kiana and through Kobuk Valley National Park, ending in a wide delta on Kotzebue Sound.
280 milesNushagak River
A major Bristol Bay river in southwest Alaska, the Nushagak flows south past Koliganek, New Stuyahok, Ekwok and Portage Creek into Nushagak Bay near Dillingham.