Description
Gakona River is located flows S from Gakona Glacier to Copper River at Gakona, 16 mi. NE of Glennallen, Copper River Basin. 64 miles long.
History
Indian name reported in 1885 by Lieutenant H. T. Allen (1887, p. 63), USA. R. H. Geoghegan recorded the name as "Ga-ka-tna" in 1903 and gave its meaning as "rabbit river."