Information About

Tanalian River

Tanalian River

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Lake and Peninsula
Nearest City:
Tributary to:
Length:
  • 4 mi (6.44 km)
Elevation:
  • 253 ft (77.11 m)
About

flows W to Lake Clark, 22 mi. NE of Nondalton, Aleutian Range

History of Tanalian River

Tanaina Indian name originally applied to a fall or rapid on the stream, which, according to Chief Zachar of the Lake Clark People, descriptively means "strong falls." Map usage by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1909, however, applied the name to the stream which the Indians called "Kunthrashibuna."