Skwentna River
Encyclopedia
The Skwentna River is a river
in the southwestern part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
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, 63 miles (101.4 km) North of Tyonek, Alaska
Cook Inlet
Low.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in the southwestern part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
-National protected areas:* Chugach National Forest * Denali National Park and Preserve ** Denali Wilderness * Lake Clark National Park and Preserve ** Lake Clark Wilderness -Demographics:...
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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 RiverYentna River
The Yentna River is a river in South Central Alaska, formed by its East Fork and West Fork at , flows South-East to Susitna River, North-West of Anchorage, Alaska; Cook Inlet Low.- History :...
, 63 miles (101.4 km) North of Tyonek, Alaska
Tyonek, Alaska
Tyonek is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census the population was 193. In 1973, Tyonek formed Tyonek Native Corporation under ANCSA and is federally recognized.- History :...
Cook Inlet
Cook Inlet
Cook Inlet stretches from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage in south-central Alaska. Cook Inlet branches into the Knik Arm and Turnagain Arm at its northern end, almost surrounding Anchorage....
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