The Nenana River ( Lower Tanana : Nina No’ ) is a tributary of the Tanana River , approximately 140 miles (230 km) long, 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 .
20-707: Clear Creek may refer to: Hydronyms [ edit ] Clear Creek (Alaska) , a tributary of the Nenana River Clear Creek (Colorado) , a tributary of the South Platte River and the cradle of the Colorado Gold Rush Clear Creek (Atlanta) , a tributary of Peachtree Creek running through Atlanta, Georgia Clear Creek (Eel River) , a stream in Indiana Clear Creek (Salt Creek) ,
40-734: A firing range complex at Fort Cavazos , Texas League City, Texas , city formerly called "Clear Creek" Clear Creek, Texas, a.k.a. Hogtown, a former settlement in Hemphill County near Canadian, Texas Clear Creek, Utah , virtual ghost town in Carbon County Clear Creek, Virginia Clear Creek, Wisconsin , a town Clear Creek County, Colorado Clear Creek Township (disambiguation) Canada [ edit ] Clear Creek, Ontario , an agricultural community in Norfolk County Clear Creek (Lake Erie) ,
60-618: A stream in Iowa Clear Creek (Squaw Creek tributary) , a stream in Iowa In Missouri [ edit ] Clear Creek (Big River) , a stream in Missouri Clear Creek (Crooked Creek) , a stream in Missouri Clear Creek (Daviess County, Missouri) , a stream in Missouri Clear Creek (Fishing River) , a stream in Missouri Clear Creek (Little Bonne Femme Creek) , a stream in Missouri Clear Creek (Loutre River) ,
80-828: A stream in Missouri Clear Creek (Mineral Fork) , a stream in Missouri Clear Creek (North River) , a stream in Missouri Clear Creek (Osage River) , a stream in southwest Missouri Clear Creek (Sac River) , a stream in Missouri Toponyms [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Clear Creek Trail , on the north rim of the Grand Canyon Clear Creek, Lassen County, California Clear Creek, Indiana , unincorporated place in Monroe County Clear Creek, Minnesota , unorganized territory in Carlton County Clear Creek,
100-621: A tributary of Salt Creek running through Bloomington, Indiana Clear Creek (Kentucky) , a tributary of the Cumberland River Clear Creek (Middle Fork John Day River) , a tributary of Middle Fork John Day River , Oregon Clear Creek (Nevada) , a tributary of the Carson River west of Carson City Clear Creek (Great Miami River) , a tributary of the Great Miami River in southwestern Ohio Clear Creek (Hocking River) ,
120-709: A tributary of the Hocking River in southeastern Ohio Clear Creek (Rocky River tributary) , a stream in Cabarrus County, North Carolina Clear Creek (Pennsylvania) , a tributary of the Clarion River in northwestern Pennsylvania Clear Creek (Harris County, Texas) Clear Creek (Tennessee) , a tributary of the Obed River Clear Creek (Trinity River tributary) , in Texas Clear Creek (Utah) ,
140-726: A tributary of the Sevier River noted for its Fremont culture archaeological finds Clear Creek (Washington) , a tributary of the Sauk River In Arizona [ edit ] East Clear Creek in Coconino County, Arizona, tributary to Clear Creek (Little Colorado River tributary) Clear Creek (Little Colorado River tributary) , in Coconino and Navajo Counties, Arizona Clear Creek Reservoir , on Clear Creek at Winslow, north-central Arizona, Painted Desert West Clear Creek, of
160-586: A watershed administered by the Long Point Region Conservation Authority , that drains into Lake Erie Nature Preserves [ edit ] Clear Creek Metro Park , a nature preserve in Rockbridge, Ohio Companies [ edit ] Clear Creek Distillery , a producer of eau de vie in Portland, Oregon, United States Monasteries [ edit ] Monastery of Our Lady of
180-475: Is a stream in eastern Daviess County in the U.S. state of Missouri . It is a tributary of the Grand River . The stream headwaters arise at 39°57′57″N 93°46′22″W / 39.9658444°N 93.7727196°W / 39.9658444; -93.7727196 approximately 1.5 miles east of Jamesport . The stream flows to the south meandering briefly into Livingston County in two places before turning to
200-612: The Nenana Glacier in the northern Alaska Range, southwest of Mount Deborah , approximately 100 mi (160 km) south of Fairbanks. It flows briefly southwest, then west, then north, forming the eastern boundary of Denali National Park and Preserve . It emerges from the mountains onto the broad marshy Tanana Valley, joining the Tanana River from the south at Nenana, Alaska , approximately 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Fairbanks. The Tanana River continues to its confluence with
220-553: The West Clear Creek Wilderness , central Arizona In California [ edit ] Clear Creek (Sacramento River tributary) Clear Creek (San Benito River tributary) Clear Creek (San Mateo County) , a tributary of San Gregorio Creek In Iowa [ edit ] Clear Creek (Allamakee County, Iowa) , a minor tributary of the Upper Mississippi River Clear Creek (Iowa River) ,
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#1732852750869240-748: The Yukon River . The upper valley of the river furnishes approximately 100 mi (160 km) of the northern route of both the Alaska Railroad and the Parks Highway (Alaska State Highway 3) connecting Fairbanks and Anchorage . The Nenana supports populations of Alaska blackfish , Arctic grayling , Arctic lamprey , broad whitefish , burbot , chum salmon, humpback whitefish , king salmon, lake chubs, least cisco , longnose suckers , northern pike , round whitefish , sheefish , silver salmon, and slimy sculpins . Major archaeological sites located in
260-487: The Annunciation of Clear Creek , a Benedictine Monastery near Hulbert, Oklahoma, United States See also [ edit ] Clear Branch (disambiguation) Clear Fork (disambiguation) Clear River (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Clear Creek . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
280-560: The Denali Highway. Below this, however, the flow rate increases, and the Nenana becomes a Class I to II (medium) stream for the 38 miles (61 km) between Windy Station and McKinley Village Lodge. The most difficult whitewater, for experts only, occurs over the next 23 miles (37 km), in Nenana Gorge between McKinley Village and Healy , and is rated Class IV (very difficult). Below this,
300-419: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clear_Creek&oldid=1197137059 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nenana River It issues from
320-571: The river called it Tutlut . However, the local Tanana name was spelled Nenana on a later map. A century later, linguist William Bright wrote that the river's name derived from the Lower Tanana (Athabascan) word, neenano' , meaning the "stopping-while-migrating stream". The river is one of the most popular destinations for boating and whitewater rafting in Alaska. Thousands of users, some on commercial cruises and others on private trips, travel on
340-519: The river each year. The proximity of the Denali Highway , which runs parallel to the upper river for about 15 miles (24 km), and the Parks Highway , which follows the river for 80 miles (130 km), makes the river accessible at many places. The river begins as a Class I (easy) rafting stream on the International Scale of River Difficulty . Jetboats and other craft ply the waters along
360-614: The river is Class I or II all the way to Nenana. Dangers include extremely cold swift water, Class IV rapids in the gorge, overhanging trees along the upper river, and overhangs, logjams, and braids on the lower river. An additional danger at the river mouth involves following the wrong braid, missing the take-out at Nenana, and being swept into the Tanana River, from which it may not be possible to exit until reaching Manley Hot Springs , 90 miles (140 km) further downstream. Clear Creek (Daviess County, Missouri) Clear Creek
380-508: The south-southwest and crossing under Missouri Route 190 before reaching its confluence with the Grand River approximately 1.5 miles west of Lock Springs at 39°51′02″N 93°48′54″W / 39.8505664°N 93.8149400°W / 39.8505664; -93.8149400 . Clear Creek most likely was named for the clarity of water. This article related to a river in Missouri
400-653: The valley include Broken Mammoth and Swan Point, of late Pleistocene age . Lieutenant Henry Allen of the U.S. Army explored the river in 1887. He named it the Cantwell River after Lieutenant John C. Cantwell , of the Revenue Cutter Service , who had explored the Kobuk River region in 1884–85. In 1898, members of the United States Geological Survey reported that people living along
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