Toklat River
River in Alaska, United States
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The Toklat River (Lower Tanana: Tootl'o Huno') is an 85-mile (137 km) tributary of the Kantishna River in central Alaska in the United States[3] It drains an area on the north slope of the Alaska Range on the south edge of the Tanana Valley southwest of Fairbanks.[4] It issues from unnamed glaciers in the northern Alaska Range in Denali National Park and Preserve, northeast of Denali.[4] It flows generally northwest through hilly country[4] to the tundra to the north of the Alaska Range.
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| Toklat River | |
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  Location of the mouth of the Toklat River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| District | Denali Borough, Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Denali National Park and Preserve, Denali Borough |
| • coordinates | 63°24′03″N 149°54′42″W[1] |
| • elevation | 4,195 ft (1,279 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Kantishna River[3] |
• location | 50 miles (80 km) east of Bitzshtini Mountains, Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area |
• coordinates | 64°27′15″N 150°18′43″W[1] |
• elevation | 377 ft (115 m)[1] |
| Length | 85 mi (137 km)[3] |
The river was described as the Toclat by Lt. H.T. Allen in 1885. Other names or variants include Tootl'ot Huno, Tootl'ot Huno' Hutl'ot, Tootl'ot No' and Tutlut River.[1] Depth of 50 ft, width of 25 ft
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