Do the river beds ever fill up during spring melt-off?
A. No. Denali’s river beds never fill up. There is never enough water to fill the entire bed. Denali’s rivers are known as braided rivers because they are always in several channels. Most of the rivers in the park begin at glaciers. As a result they carry a large amount of silt. As the rivers flow the silt is deposited. Over time the silt builds up to the point that it changes the course of the river. Thus, the river is always changing but always in channels on the river bed.
