Information About

Susitna River

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 16' 14.002" N,
150 ° 34' 32.999" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Anchorage

Length

260 mi (418.43 km)

Susitna River in Detail.

Getting There


About

heads at Susitna Glacier, in Alaska Range, flows SW to Cook Inlet, 24 mi. W of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low.


History

Tanaina Indian name meaning "sandy river" published by the Russian Hydrographic Dept. as "R(eka) Sushitna," meaning "Sushitna River," on Chart 1378 dated 1847. The river appears to have been first explored in 1834, by a " creole named Malakov," and the name may have been obtained by the Russians at that time (Dall, 1870, p.12,273). The present spelling of the name has evolved due to euphemistic reasons.

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