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| Keywords: Dog sled team and driver preparing to cross the Nizina River, ca 1912 (THWAITES 366).jpeg check categories 27 October 2016 3 Photograph Creator John E Thwaites Caption on image Crossing Nizina River Alaska PH Coll 247 879<br/>The Nizina River starts at the base of the Nizina glacier in a remote corner of the Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve The Nizina River is called a brown water river so colored because of suspended fine glacial flour Fine glacial flour is a very fine sand/rock/dirt composite that is created as glaciers grind over and through mountains When the glacier melts the flour is what remains The water from the melting glacier picks it up It is so fine and light that it is held suspended in the water rather than settling out The Nizina River starts out as a lake and then flows over a natural dam as it begins its 200-mile trip to the sea It eventually merges with the Copper River Subjects LCTGM Dogsledding--Alaska; Dog teams--Alaska; Nizina River Alaska ; Rivers--Alaska; Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve Alaska ; National parks reserves--Alaska Subjects LCSH Sled dogs--Alaska--Nizina River; Mushers--Alaska--Nizina River; Sleds--Alaska--Nizina River depicted place United States--Alaska--Nezina River ca 1912 Institution University of Washington UWASH-THWAITES-source accession number thwaites 366 PD-old-auto-1923 1940 Information field Order Number THW383 Images from the John E Thwaites Photographs of Alaska Collection to check Rivers of Alaska Sled dogs Mushers | ||||
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