The Tanana River is a 584-mile tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to linguist and anthropologist William Bright, the name is from the Koyukon tene no, tenene, literally "trail river".
Etymology: from the Koyukon (Athabaskan) tene no, tenene, meaning "trail river".
Country: United States
State: Alaska
District: Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Source: confluence of the Nabesna and Chisana rivers
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