Rivers

Most of the rivers in the table below are in the Alaska Rivers section of the American Whitewater Rivers Info database. We plan to add links to river level data for Alaska Rivers from the USGS and the Alaska River Forecast Center to the table. This national whitewater inventory is a great resource, and includes descriptions and water level information for many of the river sections. A number of runs are not yet listed in this database. We hope to update the list with additional runs of interest to Alaskan paddlers.

Fairbanks Paddlers’ hopes to eventually add our database of Alaskan Rivers that includes many of the flatwater trips around the state.

Whitewater River List

Region	River Name/Section	Class	USGS Data	ARFC Data	Trip Links
Alaska Range	Brushkana Creek [AK] Denali Hwy to Nenana River	II+	*	*	*
Alaska Range	Delta [AK] 1. Denali Hwy at Tangle Lakes to MP 212.5 Richardson Hwy bet...	I-III	*	*	*
Alaska Range	Delta [AK] 2. Suzy Q Creek to Donnelly Creek Campground	II-IV	*	*	*
Alaska Range	Gulkana [AK] 1. Summit Lake to Paxson Lake	III	*	*	*
Alaska Range	Jarvis Creek [AK] Trail above McCumber Creek to Trail below Ober Creek	IV-V	*	*	*
Alaska Range	Nenana [AK] 1. Carlo Creek to McKinley Village	II-III	*	*	*
Alaska Range	Nenana [AK] 2. McKinley Village to Riley Creek	III	*	*	*
Alaska Range	Nenana [AK] 3. Riley Creek to Twin Rocks	III+	*	*	*
Alaska Range	Nenana [AK] 4. Twin Rocks to Healy (Nenana Canyon)	III-IV	*	*	*
Alaska Range	Riley Creek [AK] Tripple Lakes Trail to Nenana River	III	*	*	*
Alaska Range	Sanctuary [AK] Denali Road to Teklanika River	V+	*	*	*
Alaska Range	Savage [AK] Denali Park Road Bridge to Stampede Road	V	*	*	*
Alaska Range	Teklanika [AK] Teklanika Campground to Stampede Rd. (Savage River)	V	*	*	*
Arctic	Alatna [AK] through Gates of the Arctic National Park	I(II)	*	*	*
Arctic	Atigun/Sagavanirktok [AK] Dalton Hwy Bridge to Slope Mt. Road Camp	III-IV	*	*	*
Arctic	Charley [AK] Upper river gravel bar to Yukon River to Circle	III	*	*	*
Arctic	Colville [AK] Thunder Creek to Harrison Bay	I-II	*	*	*
Arctic	Firth [AK] Margaret Lake to Beaufort Sea	III-IV	*	*	*
Arctic	Hulahula [AK] Grasser's Airstrip to Arey Island (Arctic Ocean)	III	*	*	*
Arctic	Killik [AK] Lakes in upper river to Umiat or Colville River	II-III	*	*	*
Arctic	Kongakut [AK] Mountains to Arctic Ocean	II-III	*	*	*
Arctic	Nigu [AK] Gates of the Arctic National Park	I-II	*	*	*
Arctic	Noatak [AK] Twelvemile Creek to Noatak Village	I(II)	*	*	*
Arctic	Sheenjek [AK] Last Lake to Fort Yukon	I-II	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Bremner [AK] to Copper River	I-III+	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Chakina [AK] Gravel bar to Chitina River	V	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Cheshnina [AK] Lower Tonsina to Copper River Bridge	III+	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Chetaslina [AK] Chichokna River to Copper River	V+	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Chistochina [AK] Chistochina Glacier to Copper River	I-II	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Chitina [AK] Nizina River to Chitina	II	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Chitistone [AK] Glacier Creek to Nizina River	II-III	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Klutina [AK] Klutina Lake to Richardson Highway Bridge at Copper Center	III	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Kotsina [AK] Upper Kotsina to Copper River (including lower canyon gorge)	V+	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Kuskulana [AK] 1. Nugget Creek to McCarthy Road	IV+	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Kuskulana [AK] 2. McCarthy Rd. Bridge to Chitina River	III	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Lakina [AK] 1. Mill Creek to McCarthy Road Bridge	III-IV	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Lakina [AK] 2. McCarthy Road Bridge to Chitina River	III+	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Little Nelchina [AK] Little Nelchina Br. on Glenn Highway to Tazlina Lake	II-III	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	McCarthy Creek [AK] near Bonanza Ridge to McCarthy	III+(V+)	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Nabesna [AK] Nabesna Glacier to Northway Indian Village	II	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Nadina [AK] Nadina Glacier to Copper River	V+	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Nizina [AK] 1. Nizina Glacier to Kennicott River	II+	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Nizina [AK] 2. Kennicott River to Chitna River	II-III	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Sanford [AK] Upper gravel bar to Copper River	II	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Tana [AK] Gravel Bar to Chitina River	IV	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Tasnuna [AK] Upper gravel bar to Copper river	II+	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Tazlina [AK] Tazlina Lake to Copper River	II+(III)	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Tiekel [AK] 2. Stuart Creek at Richardson Highway to Copper River or Cor...	V+	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Tonsina [AK] 1. Tonsina Glacier to Tonsina Lake	V+	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Tonsina [AK] 2. Richardson Highway Xing to Lower Tonsina on Edgerton cut-...	III-IV	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Tsaina [AK] 1. Tsina Glacier to Tsina Lodge on Richardson Highway	III+	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Tsaina [AK] 2. Tsina Roadhouse on Richardson Hwy to Richardson Hwy below...	V	*	*	*
Copper/Wrangells	Tsaina [AK] 3. Richardson Highway to just above Stuart Creek	III+	*	*	*
Interior	Fortymile [AK] Taylor Hwy Fortymile Bridge to Yukon River (Eagle)	II(III)	*	*	*
Interior	Fortymile, Middle Fork and North Fork [AK] Joseph Airstrip to Taylor Hwy Fortymile Bridge	II(III)	*	*	*
Interior	Fortymile, South Fork [AK] West Fork of Dennison Fork to Taylor Hwy Fortymile Bridge	II(III)	*	*	*
Interior	Nenana [AK] 5. Healy to Rex Bridge	II	*	*	*
SE	Alsek [AK] Haines Junction to Dry Bay	III+(V+)	*	*	*
SE	Eagle (Juneau) [AK] Lake to Veterans Memorial Highway	II(III)	*	*	*
SE	Fish Creek [AK] Eaglecrest Road to N. Douglas Hwy.	II-V(V+)	*	*	*
SE	Gold Creek [AK] Basin Road Bridge into Cope Park	III-V(V+)	*	*	*
SE	Lawson Creek [AK] Treadwell Ditch to Salt Water	II(V+)	*	*	*
SE	Lemon Creek [AK] Upper Quarry to Costco	III-IV+	*	*	*
SE	Mendenhall [AK] Mendenhall Lake to Riverside Drive	II(III)	*	*	*
SE	Montana Creek [AK] McGuinness Creek to Mendenhall River	II-III+	*	*	*
SE	Peterson Creek [AK] Meadows to Falls	III+(V+)	*	*	*
SE	Power Creek [AK] Feeding Eyak Lake near Cordova	IV-V	*	*	*
SE	Salmon Creek [AK] Bridge to Bake	II-V	*	*	*
SE	Stikine [AK] Cassiar Hwy. Bridge to Telegraph Creek (Grand Canyon)	V+	*	*	*
SE	Tatshenshini [AK] 2. Dalton Post to Alsek (Dry Bay)	III	*	*	*
SE	Windy / Rocky [AK] 3 miles above Windy/Rocky confluence to tidewater	IV	*	*	*
Southcentral	Archangel Creek [AK] Fairangel Creek Confluence to the Little Su Confluence	V	*	*	*
Southcentral	Bird Creek [AK] 5 miles upstream to Turnagain Arm	V+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Browns Creek [AK] Browns Creek Canyon	III	*	*	*
Southcentral	Campbell Creek [AK] South Fork Gorge (Prospect Heights to Hilltop Ski Area)	V	*	*	*
Southcentral	Canyon Creek [AK] Seward Highwy at outlet of Lower Summit Lake to Seward Hwy a...	IV	*	*	*
Southcentral	Caribou Creek [AK] Squaw Creek to Glenn Highway Bridge	V	*	*	*
Southcentral	Carlson Creek [AK] Lower Canyon to Tidewater	II-III(IV)	*	*	*
Southcentral	Chakachatna [AK] Chakachamna Lake to Cook Inlet	V+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Chickaloon [AK] 30 Mile Airstrip to Matanuska	III	*	*	*
Southcentral	Chulitna [AK] East Fork to Talkeetna	II	*	*	*
Southcentral	Coal Creek [AK] Glacier to Matanuska River	IV	*	*	*
Southcentral	Copper (Iliamna) [AK] Lower or Upper Copper Lake to Lower Pike Lake or Intricate B...	III-IV	*	*	*
Southcentral	Copper [AK] 1. Copper Glacier to Gulkana R.	II	*	*	*
Southcentral	Copper [AK] 2. Gulkana R. to Chitina R.	II	*	*	*
Southcentral	Copper [AK] 3. Chitina R. to Gulf of Alaska	II	*	*	*
Southcentral	Dadina [AK] Bush strip to Copper River	III-IV(V+)	*	*	*
Southcentral	Drop Creek [AK] Upper gravel bar to Copper River	II	*	*	*
Southcentral	Eagle [AK] 1. Echo Bend to Rapids Camp	IV	*	*	*
Southcentral	Eagle [AK] 2. Upper	I	*	*	*
Southcentral	Eagle [AK] 3. Bridge to Bridge	II(III)	*	*	*
Southcentral	Eagle [AK] 4. Lower: Military Stretch	II-III	*	*	*
Southcentral	Gakona [AK] Gakona Glacier to Copper River	III	*	*	*
Southcentral	Gilahina [AK] McCarthy Road (mi. 28) to Chitina River	III	*	*	*
Southcentral	Glacier (Sheridan River) [AK] Sheridan Glacier to Copper River Highway	III	*	*	*
Southcentral	Granite Creek [AK] 2600-foot level to Glenn Highway	IV-V+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Gravel Creek [AK] Gravel Creek Glacier to Matanuska River	IV+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Gulkana [AK] 2. Paxson Lake to Sourdough Campground	II-III	*	*	*
Southcentral	Happy [AK] Near Sheep Lake to Skwentna River	III+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Hicks Creek [AK] Hicks Lake to Matanuska River	V+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Jacksina [AK] Upper river to Nabesna River	IV	*	*	*
Southcentral	Kenai [AK] Kenai Lake (Sterling Highway) to Skilak Lake	II-III	*	*	*
Southcentral	Kennicott [AK] McCarthy Road to Nizina River	II+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Kern Creek [AK] 600' Elevation to Turnigan Arm	V	*	*	*
Southcentral	Kiagna [AK] Gravel bar to Chitina River	V+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Kings [AK] Upper Kings to Glenn Highway	V+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Lake Creek [AK] Chelatna Lake to Yentna River	III+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Little Susitna [AK] 1. Upper	IV+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Little Susitna [AK] 2. Mother Lode Cookhouse & Saloon to Shrock Road Bridge	IV-V	*	*	*
Southcentral	Lowe [AK] 1. Heiden Canyon	V	*	*	*
Southcentral	Lowe [AK] 2. Keystone Canyon	III	*	*	*
Southcentral	Lowe [AK] 3. Below Keystone Canyon	II	*	*	*
Southcentral	Matanuska [AK] 1. Lions Head	III+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Matanuska [AK] 2. Glacier Park Bridge to Palmer	II+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Matanuska, East Fork and Main Stem [AK] near Hunter Lake to Caribou Creek	II+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Mineral Creek [AK] 1. Mineral Creek Road to Lower Canyon putin	V	*	*	*
Southcentral	Mineral Creek [AK] 2. Upper Canyon takeout to coast	II+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Moose Creek [AK] Buffalo Mine Rd. to Glenn Hwy.	III+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Nellie Juan [AK] Nellie Juan Lake to Kings Bay (Prince William Sound)	V	*	*	*
Southcentral	Portage [AK] Portage Lake to Turnagain Arm	I	*	*	*
Southcentral	Reeds Creek [AK] Good Hope Creek Confluence to Reed Lakes Trailhead	V	*	*	*
Southcentral	Sheep [AK] Near Glacier to Talkeetna River	IV(V+)	*	*	*
Southcentral	Sheep Creek [AK] near small lake at 2757 ft to Parks Highway	III	*	*	*
Southcentral	Ship Creek [AK] Artic Vally Rd. put-in to bridge	IV	*	*	*
Southcentral	Sixmile (& E. Fork Sixmile) [AK] Seward Hwy along E. Fork of Six Mile to Sunshine	V	SixMile near Hope	*	*
Southcentral	Skwentna [AK] Twin Glaciers to Skwentna	III+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Susitna [AK] Denali Hwy Bridge to Gold-Creek Alaska RR Bridge or Talkeetn...	III-V+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Talkeetna [AK] Stephan Lake to Susitna River at Talkeetna Village	III-IV	*	*	*
Southcentral	Tiekel [AK] 1. Richardson Highway to just above the Canyon	II	*	*	*
Southcentral	Twentymile [AK] Carmen Lake to Turnagain Arm	I	*	*	*
Southcentral	Valdez Glacier Stream [AK] Valdez Glacier to Richardson Highway	II	*	*	*
Southcentral	Willow Creek [AK] 1. near Hatcher Pass to lower Willow Creek put-in	V+	*	*	*
Southcentral	Willow Creek [AK] 2. Guardrail to Shirleytown	III-IV	*	*	*
Southcentral	Wolverine Creek [AK] Upper River to Matanuska River	V	*	*	*
Southcentral	Wortmann's Creek [AK] Upper River to Lowe River	II-III	*	*	*
Western	Aniakchak [AK] Surprise Lake to Aniakchak Bay	I-IV	*	*	*
Western	Chilikadrotna [AK] Twin Lakes (Lake Clark Nat.Park & Preserve) to points along ...	I-III	*	*	*
Western	Kijik [AK] Lachbuna to Lake Clark	V	*	*	*
Western	Kisaralik [AK] Kisaralik Lake to confluence with Kuskokwim River	II-III	*	*	*
Western	Newhalen [AK] Upper landing on Iliamna-Nondalton Road to Newhalen	IV-V	*	*	*

Popular Interior Flatwater Trips:

Birch Creek (Note brief class III rapids at Wolf Creek!)
Chatanika River
Chena River
Delta Clearwater
Delta – Tangle Lakes to Richardson (Note portage around waterfall, adjacent Class II-III)
Koyukuk River
Nenana – Reindeer Hills Section
Tanana
Yukon

Popular Fly-In Trips

Charley River (Class II, III, and IV)
Colville (Class I)
Fortymile (Middle Fork)
Happy River (Class III)
Hulahula River (Class III)
John River (Class I, II, III)
Kobuk (Class III and IV canyons near Walker Lake,Class I and II,)
Lake Creek (Class II, III)
Noatak(Class I and II)
Nowitna River (Class I and II)
Porcupine River (Class I)
Sheenjek River (Class I and II)
Talkeetna (Class IV)
Newhalen (Class III, IV)

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