Eagle River (Cook Inlet)
The Eagle River is a stream, 40 miles (64 km) long, in Anchorage, Alaska. Heading at Eagle Glacier in Chugach State Park, it flows northwest into Eagle Bay on the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of downtown Anchorage.
| Eagle River | |
|---|---|
Eagle River in winter.(Chugach State Park) | |
Location of where Eagle River (Alaska) feeds into the Cook Inlet. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Municipality | Municipality of Anchorage |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Eagle Glacier |
| • location | Chugach Mountains, Alaska |
| • coordinates | 61°07′43″N 149°03′57″W |
| • elevation | 958 ft (292 m) |
| Mouth | Eagle Bay, Knik Arm, Cook Inlet |
• location | 9 miles (14 km) northeast of downtown Anchorage, Within Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson |
• coordinates | 61°19′43″N 149°44′19″W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 40 mi (64 km) |
| Basin size | 192 sq mi (500 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Eagle River |
| • average | 527 cu ft/s (14.9 m3/s) |
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