Gakona River
The Gakona River is a 64-mile tributary of the Copper River in the U.S. state of Alaska. Beginning at Gakona Glacier on Mount Gakona in the Alaska Range, it flows generally south to meet the larger river at the community of Gakona.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: right tributary of the Copper River in Alaska
- Also known as: “Ga-ka-tna” and “Gako River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gakona Roadhouse.
Gakona Roadhouse
Guest house
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
The Gakona Roadhouse is a historic traveler service facility in Gakona, Alaska, at mile 205 of the Glenn Highway. It is a 1-1/2 log structure with a gabled roof covered in corrugated metal.
Gakona River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Copper River, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Gakona River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Gakona River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Gakona”
- Catalan: “Gakona”
- Cebuano: “Gakona River”
- Dutch: “Gakona River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر چاكونا”
- French: “Gakona (rivière)”
- French: “Gakona”
- German: “Gakona River”
- Hebrew: “נהר גקונה”
- Irish: “Abhainn Gakona”
- Russian: “Гакона”
- Venetian: “Gakona”
- Welsh: “Afon Gakona”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gakona and Gakona Historic District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gulkana River and Gulkana Airport.
Alaska: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Juneau, Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Fairbanks North Star Borough.
Curious Streams to Discover
Uncover intriguing streams from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gakona River”. Photo: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0.