Information About

Kahiltna River

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 51' 11.002" N,
150 ° 46' 45.998" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Petersville

Tributary to

Yentna River

Length

60 mi (96.56 km)

Elevation

79 ft (24.08 m)

Kahiltna River in Detail.

Getting There


About

heads at Kahiltna Glacier, at 622745N, 1511230W, flows SE to Yentna River, 53 mi. NW of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low.


History

Tanaina Indian name reported in 1899 by Lieutenant Herron (1901, p. 45 and map) USA, as "Car-ilt-nu Creek" Present spelling was published by Adolf Knopf and Sidney Paige (in Brooks and others, 1906, p. 118), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Kakliaklia a3 "on the Koyukuk River." a7 Kakhlyakhlyakakat;Kakkhlyakhlyakakat;Kakliakhliakat;Kakliakliakat; Kikliakliakakate;Klakhlyakhlyakakat.

Kahiltna River Gallery

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