| Anchor River | |
|---|---|
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  Location of the mouth of the Anchor River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kenai Peninsula |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kenai Peninsula |
| • coordinates | 59°48′19″N 151°10′27″W / 59.80528°N 151.17417°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,424 ft (434 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cook Inlet |
• location | Anchor Point, 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Homer |
• coordinates | 59°46′58″N 151°51′38″W / 59.78278°N 151.86056°W[1] |
• elevation | 16 ft (4.9 m)[1] |
| Length | 30 mi (48 km)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Twitter Creek |
| • right | Chakok River (north fork) |
The Anchor River is a stream on the Kenai Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] Beginning near Bald Mountain on the eastern side of the lower peninsula, if flows generally west for 30 miles (48 km)[1] into Cook Inlet near Anchor Point on the western side of the peninsula.[3] The river mouth is 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Homer.[1]
The middle reaches of the river pass through the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area, meant to protect fish and wildlife, especially moose.[4] The lower river intersects North Fork Road and then the Sterling Highway before reaching Anchor and the Anchor River State Recreation Area (SRA) at the coast.[3]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Anchor River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- ^ a b Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
- ^ "Anchor River/Fritz Creek — Critical Habitat Area". Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Retrieved December 12, 2013.