Coleen River
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Coleen River | |
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![]() Coleen River in summer | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Districts | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Brooks Range |
• location | Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope Borough |
• coordinates | 68°42′59″N 143°28′36″W / 68.71639°N 143.47667°W[1] |
• elevation | 4,798 ft (1,462 m)[2] |
Mouth | Porcupine River |
• location | 9 miles (14 km) east of Coleen Mountain, Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area |
• coordinates | 67°04′20″N 142°29′49″W / 67.07222°N 142.49694°W[1] |
Length | 145 mi (233 km)[1] |
The Coleen River (/koʊˈliːn/ koh-LEEN) is a 186-mile (299 km) tributary of the Porcupine River in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins in the Davidson Mountains in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and flows generally south-southeast into the larger river east of Coleen Mountain.[3] Its name comes from the French coline, which means hill.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Coleen River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- ^ Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
External links
- "Coleen River Watershed -- 19040202". cfpub.epa.gov. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
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