Alaska Gazetteer
Gilahina River is a physical feature (stream) in Copper River Borough. The primary coordinates for Gilahina River places it within the 99566 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Gilahina River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | to Chitina River, 4.5 mi. S of Gilahina Butte, 29 mi. W of McCarthy, Copper River Basin. 21 miles long. |
| History: | "Indian name taken from a prospector's map drawn in 1900; reported the same year by T. G. Gerdine (in Brooks and others, 1908, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It was probably this stream which Lieutenant H. T. Allen named ""Dora Creek"" in 1885, a name now applied to the next stream to the west." |
| Borough: | Copper River Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.3725013733 |
| Longitude: | -143.779998779 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Gilahina River: Gilahina River.
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| Strelna, AK (13.5 miles NW) |
