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Yentna River

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Length
  
121 km

Mouth
  
Yentna River wwwadfgalaskagovstaticfishingimagesresearch

Main source
  
East Fork Yentna River andWest Fork Yentna RiverMatanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska200 ft (61 m)

River mouth
  
Susitna River; Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska; 26 ft (7.9 m); 61°33′38″N 150°29′4″W / 61.56056°N 150.48444°W Coordinates: 61°33′38″N 150°29′4″W / 61.56056°N 150.48444°W

Sources
  
Yentna Glacier, Mount Dall

Upper yentna river


The Yentna River is a river in South Central Alaska, formed by its East Fork and West Fork at 62°16′50″N 151°46′26″W, flows South-East to Susitna River, 30 miles (48 km) North-West of Anchorage, Alaska; Cook Inlet Low.

Contents

Map of Yentna River, Alaska, USA

Mystery creek off the yentna river in alaska 2010


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."

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 61°51′11″N 150°46′46″W, Elevation: 75 feet (23 m)
  • Bottle Creek (Yentna River) 61°57′49″N 151°4′44″W, Elevation: 125 feet (38 m)
  • Skwentna River 61°59′8″N 151°8′23″W, Elevation: 125 feet (38 m)
  • East Fork Yentna River 62°16′49″N 151°46′26″W, Elevation: 200 feet (61 m)
  • West Fork Yentna River 62°16′49″N 151°46′26″W, Elevation: 200 feet (61 m)
  • 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.

    References

    Yentna River Wikipedia