Information About

Nation River

Quick Facts

Region:

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City:

Eagle

Elevation:

774 ft (235.92 m)

About

Heads in Canada at 653500N, 1402300W, and flows SW across the international boundary S of Indian Grave Mountain to the Yukon River, 35 mi upstream from the mouth of the Kandik River, 32 mi. NW of Eagle, Porcupine Plateau

History of Nation River

Lieutenant Schwatka (1885, sheet 8), USA, first mapped this stream in 1883 using the Indian name "Tahkandik." Spurr (1898, pl. 38), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), spelled the name "Tahkandit," but the English name, reported as early as 1896 by F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), soon became fixed. The stream had some prominence from 1897 to 1898 because of a coal mine located near its mouth.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Charley River (1951), Charley River (1951), Charley River (1951), Charley River (1951), Charley River (1951), Charley River (1956), Charley River (1956), Charley River (1956), Charley River (1956), Charley River (1956), Charley River A-2 (1956), Charley River A-2 (1956), Charley River A-2 (1956),

Places Near Nation River

Bars:

Nation Reef,

Islands:

Rock of Ages,

Rivers:

Nation River,

Streams:

Bull Creek, Crowley Creek, Fourth of July Creek, Gillman Creek, Hard Luck Creek, Michigan Creek, Montauk Creek, Schley Creek, Trout Creek, Tyrena Creek,

Valleys:

Independence Gulch, Lucky Gulch, U.S. Gulch,