Fishing The Chena River
by Robert Bales
Title
Fishing The Chena River
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
While in Fairbanks, Alaska we stayed on the bank of the Chena River and found someone fishing the beautiful river.
The Chena River (/ˈtʃiːnə/; Tanana Athabascan: Ch'eno "river of something (game)") is a 100-mile (160 km) tributary of the Tanana River in the Interior region of the U.S. state of Alaska. It flows generally west from the White Mountains to the Tanana River near the city of Fairbanks, which is built on both sides of the river. The Tanana empties into the 2,300-mile (3,700 km) long Yukon River.
Named tributaries of the Chena River include the North Fork, South Fork, West Fork, Middle (East) Fork and the Little Chena River. The Chena River State Recreation Area surrounds much of the upper half of the main stem. The Chena River is used for recreational fishing and boating. During the winter months, it is also traveled by snowmachines and mushers (sled dogs).
The Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project dam is about 40 miles (64 km) up the Chena River from Fairbanks. The dam was built in response to the 1967 Fairbanks flood, which inundated much of the city. When closed, the dam impounds water and, when the inflow is high enough, diverts it about 8 miles (13 km) to the Tanana River near the North Pole, upstream of Fairbanks and the natural mouth of the Chena
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January 8th, 2020
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