Cosna River (Alaska)

The Cosna River^{[pronunciation?]} (Lower Tanana: K'osno) is a 44-mile (71 km) tributary of the Tanana River in the central part of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[3] It flows northward from the Bitzshtini Mountains into the Tanana west (downstream) of Manley Hot Springs.^[4]

Cosna River
Location of the mouth of the Cosna River in Alaska
Native name	K'osno' (Lower Tanana)
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
District	Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area
Physical characteristics
Source	Bitzshtini Mountains
• coordinates	64°24′34″N 152°00′31″W[1]
• elevation	1,985 ft (605 m)[2]
Mouth	Tanana River
• location	32 miles (51 km) northeast of Bitzshtini Mountains
• coordinates	64°51′16″N 151°21′55″W[1]
• elevation	249 ft (76 m)[1]
Length	44 mi (71 km)[3]

In 1899, Lieutenant J. S. Herron attributed the name to the Tanana peoples living in the area.^[1] However, a century later linguist William Bright, citing the Koyukon Athabascan Dictionary, attributed the name to the Koyukon words kk' os, schist rock, combined with no', river.^[5]

See also

• List of rivers of Alaska