| 词条 | Rapid River (Alaska-Yukon) |
| 释义 |
| name = Rapid River | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = Named because of the "boulder stream rapids that extend three quarters of a mile up stream from its mouth." | image = | image_caption = | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Alaska | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption= Location of the mouth of Rapid River in Alaska | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Canada, United States | subdivision_type2 = Province/State | subdivision_name2 = Yukon, Alaska | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = | length = {{convert|75|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = | source1 = Lahchah Mountain | source1_location = Northwest Yukon, Yukon, Canada | source1_coordinates= {{coord|67|42|13|N|140|43|01|W|region:CA-YT_type:river|display=inline}} | source1_elevation = {{convert|745|m|abbr=on}} | mouth = Porcupine River | mouth_location = Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|67|16|37|N|141|37|58|W|region:US-AK_type:river|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = {{convert|197|m|abbr=on}} | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} The Rapid River is a river in Yukon, Canada and Alaska, United States. EtymologyThe stream was published as Sucker River by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1890. The current name was mentioned by R. G. McConnell of the Geological Survey of Canada in 1888. It was so named because of the "boulder stream rapids that extend three quarters of a mile up stream from its mouth." HydrologyThe source of the Rapid River is on the slopes of Lahchah Mountain at an elevation of {{convert|745|m|ft|0}}, about {{convert|40|km|mi|0}} northwest of Old Crow. The river travels {{convert|15|km|mi|0}} west to reach the United States border, where it crosses into Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska at {{coord|67|38|30|N|141|00|00|W|region:US-AK_type:landmark_source:USGS|display=inline}} at an elevation of {{convert|476|m|ft|0}}. The river reaches its mouth at the Porcupine River at an elevation of {{convert|197|m|ft|0}}, {{convert|12.8|km|mi|1}} north of the settlement of Old Rampart. See also
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4 : Rivers of Alaska|Rivers of Yukon|Rivers of Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska|Rivers of Unorganized Borough, Alaska |
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