McKinley River facts for kids

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Kantishna Region Geologic map showing the location of the Muldrow Glacier origin of the river
Location of the mouth of the McKinley River in Alaska
Country	United States
State	Alaska
District	Denali Borough
Physical characteristics
Main source	Muldrow Glacier Denali National Park and Preserve 3,117 ft (950 m) 63°21′51″N 150°25′59″W / 63.36417°N 150.43306°W / 63.36417; -150.43306
River mouth	Kantishna River confluence with Birch Creek, 23 miles (37 km) east of Lake Minchumina 646 ft (197 m) 63°51′59″N 151°33′20″W / 63.86639°N 151.55556°W / 63.86639; -151.55556
Length	58 mi (93 km)

The McKinley River (Lower Tanana: Henteel no' Tl'o) is a 58-mile (93 km) tributary of the Kantishna River in central Alaska in the United States. It drains an area on the north slope of the Alaska Range on the south edge of the Tanana Valley southwest of Fairbanks. The river issues from Muldrow Glacier in the northern Alaska Range in Denali National Park and Preserve, northeast of Denali. It flows through the tundra north of the Alaska Range in a generally northwest direction, joining Birch Creek to form the Kantishna River near Chilchukabena Lake.

The river was named McKinley Fork by A.H. Brooks in 1905. Other names or variants include Henteeth No' Tl'o and Hintusno' Dikats.