Yentna River
| Yentna River | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[1] East Fork Yentna River and West Fork Yentna River Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska |
| Mouth | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[1] Susitna River Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska |
| Basin countries | United States of America |
| Length | 75 mi (121 km)[1] |
| Source elevation | 200 ft (61 m)[2][3] |
| Mouth elevation | 26 ft (7.9 m)[1] |
The Yentna River[4] is a river in South Central Alaska, formed by its East Fork[2] and West Fork[3] at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.,[1] flows South-East to Susitna River, 30 miles (48 km) North-West of Anchorage, Alaska; Cook Inlet Low.[1]
History
Tanaina Indian name reported by Spurr (1900, p. 46), United States Geological Survey. "Sometimes called Johnson River after the first white man to ascend it."[1]
Watershed
It begins in the Mount Dall and Yentna glacier systems and flows southeast to the Susitna River 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Susitna. The river system (including upstream tributaries) is about 100 miles (160 km) long.
Tributaries
From mouth to source:
- Kahiltna River Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., Elevation: 75 feet (23 m) [5]
- Bottle Creek (Yentna River) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., Elevation: 125 feet (38 m) [6]
- Skwentna River Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., Elevation: 125 feet (38 m) [7]
- East Fork Yentna River Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., Elevation: 200 feet (61 m) [2]
- West Fork Yentna River Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., Elevation: 200 feet (61 m) [3]
Lake Creek just about 8 miles down river from Bottle Creek. Major fishing area kings,reds,silvers, Winter sports, hunting. Moose Creek, Indian Creek, Fish lakes Creek, Hewitt Creek, Malone's Slough, Donkey Creek, Johnson Creek, Clearwater Creek, Rich Creek, Flag Creek, Delta Creek, Fourth of July Creek, & Kichatna River round out the rest of the main Yentna River Tributaries.
See also
References
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- ↑ United States Geological Survey Hydrological Unit Code:
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