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Rivers and Lakes

The chief river in Alaska is the YUKON, which flows westward across the central part of the state for 2,036 km (1,265 mi) before emptying into the Bering Sea through a large delta. The Yukon's principal tributaries in Alaska are the Porcupine, Tanana, and Koyukuk rivers. Other major rivers in the state include the Kuskokwim, which flows westward to the Bering Sea; the Kobuk and Noatak, which empty into an arm of Kotzebue Sound; the Kokolik, Meade, and Colville, which flow into the Arctic Ocean; the Copper, which empties into the Gulf of Alaska; and the Susitna and Matanuska, which flow into Cook Inlet. Most of the rivers of the interior and the Arctic coastal plain carry much gravel and silt and display well developed meander patterns.

Alaska has many lakes, the largest of which is Iliamna Lake (2,675 sq km/1,033 sq mi) in the south. Several big lakes, such as Becharof Lake, Naknek Lake, and Kukaklek Lake, are on the Alaska Peninsula. Lakes in Alaska have a tendency to fill in with vegetation. Often this leads to freezing of the subsurface material with uplift in the center of the former lake bed, which creates a hill known technically as a pingo.