What are the major rivers of Alaska?

Answer 1

The USGS lists 9,728 Alaskan Rivers a few of which include:

1. Draining into the Arctic Ocean with a length of over 100 miles are the Firth. Longakut, Canning, Sagavanirktok, Kuparuk, Colville, Ikpikpuk, Topagoruk, Meade, Utukok, Kololik and Kukpowruk.
2. Draining into the Bering Strait and over 100 miles long are the Noatak, Kobuk, Selawik and Koyuk.
3. Draining into the Yukon River Basin and over 100 miles long are the Yukon, Melozitna, Nowitna, Tanana, Chandalar, Christian, Porcupine and White.
4. Draining into the Bering Sea and over 100 miles long are the Kashunuk, Kuskokwim and Nushagak.
5. Draining into the Gulf of Alaska and over 100 miles long are the Sustina, Little Sustina and Copper.
6. The Alaska Panhandle has at over 100 miles in length the Alsek and the Sitkine.

Answer 2

Yukon, Gulkana, Saganavirktok, and Copper River to name a few. See the related link for a complete list of the rivers in Alaska.

Answer 3

The Susitna River and the Knik River are the two principal rivers in Alaska. The Susitna River is 313 miles in length, and the Knik River is 25 miles in length.

Answer 4

The Yukon River is the longest river in Alaska. Other major rivers include the Stikine River, Taku River and the Kasilof River.

Answer 5

Two of the major rivers in Alaska are the Yukon River and the Colville River. Another river that may be considered major would be the Kuskokwim river.

Answer 6

Some famous Rivers.

Yukon.

Kuskokwim.

Tanana.

CHena.

There are more.