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Skwentna River
Physical characteristics
Mouth61°59′8″N 151°8′23″W / 61.98556°N 151.13972°W / 61.98556; -151.13972
Yentna River
 • elevationTemplate:Unit ft
Length100 miles (160 km)

The Skwentna River 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."

Watershed

Heads at South Twin Glacier at 61°26′00″N 152°41′00″W / 61.43333°N 152.68333°W / 61.43333; -152.68333, flows North and East to Yentna River, 63 miles (101 km) North of Tyonek, Alaska Cook Inlet Low.

Tributaries

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skwentna River
  2. "Skwentna River source from USGS-GNIS" (HTML). TerraServer-USA.
  3. United States Geological Survey Hydrological Unit Code:
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