The Hodzana River is a 125-mile (201 km) tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] The Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge covers a large part of the river basin.[3]

Hodzana River
Hodzana River is located in Alaska
Hodzana River
Location of the mouth of the Hodzana River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaYukon–Koyukuk
Physical characteristics
Sourcesouthern flanks of the Brooks Range
 • locationwest of Dall Mountain on the Arctic Circle
 • coordinates66°29′32″N 150°02′59″W / 66.49222°N 150.04972°W / 66.49222; -150.04972[1]
 • elevation3,196 ft (974 m)[2]
MouthHodzana Slough of the Yukon River[1]
 • location
12 miles (19 km) southwest of Beaver, Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
 • coordinates
66°17′30″N 147°46′23″W / 66.29167°N 147.77306°W / 66.29167; -147.77306[1]
 • elevation
335 ft (102 m)[1]
Length125 mi (201 km)[1]

Beginning west of Dall Mountain just south of the Arctic Circle, the river flows northeast into the wildlife refuge, then southeast to Hodzana Slough, an arm of the Yukon.[3] The river mouth is 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Beaver,[1] a village further up the Yukon.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Hodzana River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  2. ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. ^ a b c Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 136–37. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.