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

Tributaries

Kashwitna River, Maclaren River, Talkeetna River, Tyone River, Yentna River,

Tributaries

Boulder Creek, Butte Creek, Fish Creek,

Length

260 mi (418.43 km)

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Pink Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Arctic lamprey, Dolly Varden, Humpback Whitefish, Eulachon, Pacific Lamprey

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.