Information About

Skilak River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Skilak River on The Map

Location

60 ° 24' 9" N,
150 ° 7' 50.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Cooper Landing

Tributary to

Kenai River

Length

8 mi (12.87 km)

Elevation

194 ft (59.13 m)

Skilak River in Detail.

About

in Kenai Mts., on Kenai Peninsula, heads at Skilak Glacier terminus, flows NW to Skilak Lake, 41 mi. ESE of Kenai, Chugach Mts.

History

Tanaina Indian name; reported in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).