Information About

Johnson River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Johnson River on The Map

Location

63 ° 43' 18.998" N,
144 ° 37' 23.002" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Delta Junction

Elevation

1302 ft (396.85 m)

Johnson River in Detail.

About

heads at terminus of Johnson Glacier, flows NE to Tanana River, 41 mi. SE of Delta Junction, Alaska Range

History

Named by Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 82), USA, for Peder Johnson, Swedish miner and member of his party. Allen spells the given name "Peter" in his text, but in a letter Board on Geographic Names (BGN) in 1896 it was spelled "Peder."

Johnson River Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Johnson River.

Topo Maps

Mount Hayes (1950), Mount Hayes (1950), Mount Hayes (1951), Mount Hayes (1951), Mount Hayes C-2 (1955), Mount Hayes C-2 (1955), Mount Hayes C-2 (1955), Mount Hayes C-2 (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes C-2 NE (2016),
Places Near Johnson River
Lakes:

Black Lake, Craig Lake, Lake George, Healy Lake, Lisa Lake, Moose Lake, Moosehead Lake, Plateau Lake, South Johnson Lake, Twelvemile Lake,

Mountains:

Horn Mountain,

Rivers:

Johnson River, Little Gerstle River,

Streams:

Johnson Slough,

Streams:

Dry Creek, Elting Creek, George Creek, Prospect Creek, Sears Creek,

Cities:

Dry Creek,