The Bremner River is a tributary of the
Copper River Copper River may refer to several places:
*Copper River (Alaska), in the United States
* Copper River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Skeena River
The Skeena River is the second-longest river entirely within British Columbia, Canada (afte ...
in the
Valdez–Cordova Census Area of the
U.S. state
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of
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...
.
It was named in 1885 by
Lieutenant H. T. Allen for
John Bremner
John Bremner (1833–1887) was a prospector and early explorer of Alaska.Heller, Herbert: ''Sourdough Sagas'', Ballantine Books, 1973.
Early life
John Bremner was born in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and emigrated to Iowa. At some point he ab ...
,
a prospector who sought gold along the river and was the first non-native person to go there.
[Heller, Herbert: Sourdough Sagas, Ballantine Books, 1973]
Flowing generally southwest from the
Chugach Mountains
The Chugach Mountains of southern Alaska are the northernmost of the several mountain ranges that make up the Pacific Coast Ranges of the western edge of North America. The range is about long and wide, and extends from the Knik and Turnagain ...
, the Bremner River enters the Copper River north of
Katalla.
The North Fork of the Bremner has its headwaters at the Bremner Glacier, which is long.
The entire course of the river lies within
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve is an American national park and preserve managed by the National Park Service in south central Alaska. The park and preserve were established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conser ...
.
Boating
The
main stem
In hydrology, a mainstem (or trunk) is "the primary downstream segment of a river, as contrasted to its tributaries". Water enters the mainstem from the river's drainage basin, the land area through which the mainstem and its tributaries flow.. A ...
of the Bremner River below the confluence of its north and middle forks is runnable by boaters who are "seasoned Alaska wilderness travelers with advanced to expert boating skills."
Rated Class II (medium) to IV (very difficult) on the
International Scale of River Difficulty, the river passes through mountainous terrain and dense forests that make for difficult access and troublesome hiking.
Other hazards include cold, swift, silty water; isolation; narrow canyons;
brown bear
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s, and strong winds near the
mouth
In animal anatomy, the mouth, also known as the oral cavity, or in Latin cavum oris, is the opening through which many animals take in food and issue vocal sounds. It is also the cavity lying at the upper end of the alimentary canal, bounded on ...
.
See also
*
List of rivers of Alaska
This is a List of rivers in Alaska, which are at least fifth-order according to the Strahler method of stream classification, and an incomplete list of otherwise-notable rivers and streams. Alaska has more than 12,000 rivers, and thousands more st ...
References
External links
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Rivers of Alaska
Rivers of Chugach Census Area, Alaska
Rivers of Unorganized Borough, Alaska