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Skwentna River

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Length
  
161 km

Country
  
United States of America

Mouth
  
Yentna River

Main source
  
3,500 ft (1,100 m) South Twin Glacier

River mouth
  
125 ft (38 m) Yentna River

The Skwentna River is a river in the southwestern part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.

Contents

Map of Skwentna River, Skwentna, AK, USA

History

Tanaina Indian name reported in 1898 by Spurr (1900,p. 48), USGS, as "Skwent River."

Watershed

Heads at South Twin Glacier at 61°26′00″N 152°41′00″W, flows North and East to Yentna River, 63 miles (101 km) North of Tyonek, Alaska Cook Inlet Low.

Tributaries

  • Talachulitna River
  • References

    Skwentna River Wikipedia