Christian River

Christian River
Location of the mouth of the Christian River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaYukonKoyukuk
Physical characteristics
SourceBrooks Range
  locationsouthwest of Shark Edge Mountain
  coordinates68°04′46″N 145°23′07″W / 68.07944°N 145.38528°W / 68.07944; -145.38528
  elevation3,304 ft (1,007 m)
MouthCutoff Slough of Yukon River
  location
17 miles (27 km) northwest of Fort Yukon, Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
  coordinates
66°38′09″N 145°49′43″W / 66.63583°N 145.82861°W / 66.63583; -145.82861
  elevation
404 ft (123 m)
Length140 mi (230 km)

The Christian River is a 140-mile (230 km) tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska. Beginning near Shark Edge Mountain in the southern Brooks Range, it flows generally south to Cutoff Slough and thence to the larger river. The mouth is in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Fort Yukon.