Alaska Gazetteer
Chena Slough is a physical feature (stream) in Fairbanks North Star Borough. The primary coordinates for Chena Slough places it within the AK 99705 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Chena Slough |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Extending NW from Piledriver Slough to the Chena River 7 mi E of Fairbanks, Tanana Low. 13 miles long. |
| History: | "Named derived from Chena River; reported in 1903 by T. G. Gerdine and R. B. Oliver in (Prindle, 1905, pl. 16), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The application of the name originally included Piledriver Slough and the lower crouse of the Chena River. However, when water from the Tanana was diverted during highway construction, the name ""Chena Slough"" was applied only to the drier course of the distributary." |
| Borough: | Fairbanks North Star Borough |
| Latitude: | 64.8402786255 |
| Longitude: | -147.482498169 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Chena Slough: Chena Slough.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Chena Slough does not include property ownership information.
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