The Bremner River is a river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska

Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska

Valdez-Cordova Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 10,195. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...

 named for John Bremner

John Bremner

-Early life:John Bremner was born in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and emigrated to Iowa. At some point he abandoned his farm and family and probably worked as a sailor.-Life among the Indians in Alaska:...

, a prospector who prospected for gold on the river and was the first non-native person to go there. It is a tributary of the Copper River

Copper River (Alaska)

The Copper River or Ahtna River is a 300-mile river in south-central Alaska in the United States. It drains a large region of the Wrangell Mountains and Chugach Mountains into the Gulf of Alaska...

 and flows generally westward from the Bremner Glacier. The Bremner River flows into the Copper River 55 miles NW of Katalla, Alaska

Katalla, Alaska

Katalla is a ghost town in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska, southeast of Cordova. The name of this town was sometimes spelled Catalla. It is now abandoned.- Geography :...

, and the Chugach Mountains

Chugach Mountains

The Chugach Mountains of southern Alaska are the northernmost of the several mountain ranges that make up the Pacific Coast Ranges of the western edge of North America. The range is about 500 km long, running generally east-west. Its highest point is Mount Marcus Baker, at , but most of its...

. The North Fork of the Bremner has its headwaters at the Bremner Glacier, which is eight miles in length. From the junction of the Middle and the North forks of the Bremner the river flows through mountain wilderness 40 miles SW to the Copper. The entire course of the river lies within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve is a United States National Park in southeastern Alaska. It was established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. The park area is included in an International Biosphere Reserve and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site...

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