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before passing under Eagle River Loop Road. On its lower reaches, the river flows by the Eagle River community, which is on the right, and Eagle River Campground, on the left, before leaving the state park. It then passes under
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Parts of the Eagle River are floatable in a variety of watercraft. These sections are rated from Class I (easy) to Class III (difficult) on the
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of the main stem, facing downstream. Eagle River Road links the visitor center to the Eagle River community 12 miles (19 km) away.
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The historic Crow Pass Trail, which runs 26 miles (42 km) from the Eagle River Nature Center and ends near the town of
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After receiving the North Fork from the right, the Eagle River receives the South Fork Eagle River from the
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Climate data for Eagle River Nature Centre, Alaska, 1991–2020 normals: 520ft (158m)
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The Alaska River Guide: Canoeing, Kayaking, and Rafting in the Last Frontier
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for several miles. Eagle River Road, like the North Fork, lies to the
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View of the Chugach Mountains near the Eagle River Nature Center.
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The Eagle River Nature Center, which sits at an entrance to
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Location of where Eagle River (Alaska) feeds into the
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Friends of Eagle River Nature Center. 2012 984: 443: 348:is a stream, 40 miles (64 km) long, in 888: 364:, it flows northwest into Eagle Bay on the 992:"Welcome to the Eagle River Nature Center" 881:Derived by entering source coordinates in 961: 959: 957: 955: 930: 928: 926: 901:"USGS 15277100 Eagle R at Eagle River AK" 447: 965: 467:, remains a favorite backpacking trip. 434:International Scale of River Difficulty 14: 1045: 952: 923: 851: 849: 847: 845: 843: 841: 334:527 cu ft/s (14.9 m/s) 920:Upstream of the gauge at Eagle River 1018: 861:Geographic Names Information System 838: 24: 228:9 miles (14 km) northeast of 25: 1074: 300:192 sq mi (500 km) 386:Iditarod National Historic Trail 384:, the river soon intersects the 74: 67: 47: 422:Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson 234:Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson 1006: 914: 875: 380:Beginning at Eagle Glacier in 241: • coordinates 158: • coordinates 36:River in Alaska, United States 13: 1: 831: 127:Physical characteristics 936:Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer 280: • elevation 197: • elevation 31:Eagle River (disambiguation) 7: 1058:Rivers of Anchorage, Alaska 1053:Anchorage metropolitan area 819: 668:Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 528:Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 318: • location 224: • location 145: • location 10: 1079: 811: 478: 470: 427: 330: • average 28: 1015:Eagle River Nature Center 737: 667: 597: 527: 522: 519: 516: 513: 510: 507: 504: 501: 498: 495: 492: 489: 486: 483: 444:Eagle River Nature Center 398:Eagle River Nature Center 375: 338: 328: 316: 308: 304: 296: 288: 278: 239: 222: 209: 205: 195: 156: 143: 135: 131: 126: 121:Municipality of Anchorage 116: 108: 100: 95: 62: 46: 41: 18:Eagle River Nature Center 966:Jettmar, Karen (2008) . 826:List of rivers of Alaska 201:958 ft (292 m) 390:Chugach National Forest 292:40 mi (64 km) 53:Eagle River in winter.( 453: 263:61.32861°N 149.73861°W 180:61.12861°N 149.06583°W 451: 215:Eagle Bay, Knik Arm, 392:to the community of 284:0 ft (0 m) 268:61.32861; -149.73861 185:61.12861; -149.06583 29:For other uses, see 1013:http://www.ernc.org 598:Daily mean °F (°C) 356:. 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Eagle River Nature Center
Eagle River (disambiguation)

Chugach State Park
Eagle River (Cook Inlet) is located in Alaska
Cook Inlet
Municipality of Anchorage
Chugach Mountains
61°07′43″N 149°03′57″W / 61.12861°N 149.06583°W / 61.12861; -149.06583
Mouth
Cook Inlet
downtown Anchorage
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
61°19′43″N 149°44′19″W / 61.32861°N 149.73861°W / 61.32861; -149.73861
Eagle River
Anchorage
Alaska
Glacier
Chugach State Park
Knik Arm
Cook Inlet
Chugach State Park
Iditarod National Historic Trail
Chugach National Forest
Eagle River
Eagle River Nature Center
main stem
right
left
Glenn Highway

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