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Talkeetna River in Southcentral Alaska | |
Location of the mouth of the Talkeetna River in Alaska | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | Matanuska-Susitna |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 62°10′54″N 148°29′7″W / 62.18167°N 148.48528°W / 62.18167; -148.48528 Talkeetna Glacier |
• elevation | 4,250 ft (1,300 m) |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 62°19′31″N 150°7′13″W / 62.32528°N 150.12028°W / 62.32528; -150.12028 Susitna River near Talkeetna, Alaska |
• elevation | 299 ft (91 m) |
Length | 85 mi (137 km) |
The Talkeetna River (Taa’i Na’ in Ahtna; K'dalkitnu in Dena'ina) is a river in Alaska.
History
Tanaina Indian name reported in 1898 to mean "river of plenty" by G. H. Eldridge and Robert Muldrow, United States Geological Survey. or as K'dalkitnu (″food is stored river″).
Also known as:
- Talkeet River
- Talkeetno River
- Talkutna River
Watershed
Heads at Talkeetna Glacier in Talkeetna Mountains at 62°11′00″N 148°29′00″W / 62.18333°N 148.48333°W / 62.18333; -148.48333, flows North-West and South-West to Susitna River at Talkeetna, Alaska; Cook Inlet Low.
See also
References
- "Talkeetna River source from USGS-GNIS". MSR Maps.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Talkeetna River
- United States Geological Survey Hydrological Unit Code:
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