Skwentna River
Skwentna River | |
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Country | United States of America |
Basin | |
Main source |
3,500 ft (1,100 m)[1] 61°25′57″N 152°40′47″W / 61.43250°N 152.67972°W[2] South Twin Glacier |
River mouth |
125 ft (38 m)[2] 61°59′8″N 151°8′23″W / 61.98556°N 151.13972°WCoordinates: 61°59′8″N 151°8′23″W / 61.98556°N 151.13972°W[2] Yentna River |
Physical characteristics | |
Length | 100 mi (160 km)[2] |
The Skwentna River[3] is a river in the southwestern part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.
History
Tanaina Indian name reported in 1898 by Spurr (1900,p. 48), USGS, as "Skwent River."[2]
Watershed
Heads at South Twin Glacier at 61°26′00″N 152°41′00″W / 61.43333°N 152.68333°W, flows North and East to Yentna River, 63 miles (101 km) North of Tyonek, Alaska Cook Inlet Low.[2]
Tributaries
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