Skwentna River

Skwentna River

Infobox_River
river_name = Skwentna River


image_size =
caption = Skwentna River in Southcentral Alaska
origin = coord|61|25|57|N|152|40|47|W|region:US-AK_type:river_source:GNISGnis|1409694|Skwentna River] South Twin Glacier
mouth = coord|61|59|8|N|151|8|23|W|region:US-AK_type:river_source:GNIS|display=inline,title Yentna River
basin_countries = United States of America
length = convert|100|mi|km
elevation = Unit ft|3500|0 [cite web
title = Skwentna River source from USGS-GNIS
publisher = TerraServer-USA
url = http://terraserver-usa.com/map.aspx?t=2&s=12&lon=-152.679722&lat=61.4325&w=600&h=400&opt=0&f=Tahoma,Verdana,Arial&fs=8&fc=ffffff99
format = HTML]
mouth_elevation = Unit ft|125|0
discharge = convert|0|cuft|m3 per second at mouth [Fact|date=June 2008]
watershed = convert|0|sqmi|km2 [Fact|date=June 2008]

The Skwentna River [United States Geological Survey Hydrological Unit Code:] 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 coord|61|26|00|N|152|41|00|W|region:US-AK_type:landmark_source:GNIS, flows North and East to Yentna River, convert|63|mi|km North of Tyonek, Alaska Cook Inlet Low.

Tributaries

*Talachulitna River

ee also

*List of Alaska rivers

References


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