Nowitna ( English Nowitna River ) - a river in Alaska .
| Novitna | |
|---|---|
| English Nowitna river | |
 Meander of the Novitna River | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 402 km |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | Cuscoquim |
| • Height | 515 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Yukon |
| • Height | 47 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Yukon |
| A country |
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| Region | Alaska |
 - source  - mouth | |
Length - 402 km. [1] Novitna originates on the slopes of the Kuskokwim mountain range , flows through central Alaska, flowing into the Yukon afterwards. The course of the river is mostly not fast; there are meanders and rapids on the channel.
Novitna flows through a very wild sparsely populated area, part of the channel passes through the national reserve reserve of the same name .
The river is not very visited by tourists , especially in the middle and upper reaches. There are practically no roads , an unfavorable climate (severe frosts in winter and midges in summer ), baribal , grizzly . The rapids prevent access to the waterway . [2]
Notes
- ↑ Orth, Donald J .; United States Geological Survey (1971)
- ↑ Jettmar, Karen (2008) [1993]. The Alaska River Guide: Canoeing, Kayaking, and Rafting in the Last Frontier (3rd ed.). Birmingham, Alabama: Menasha Ridge Press. pp. 130-31. ISBN 978-0-89732-957-6