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Knik Arm

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 21' 56.999" N,
149 ° 47' 57.998" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Anchorage

Knik Arm in Detail.

About

extends NE 40 mi. from Cook Inlet, W of Anchorage, ook Inlet Low.

History

Eskimo name meaning "fire (ignik)" used to identify the Tanaina Indians living on the north shore of this estuary. See Knik. The estuary name was reported in 1869 by George Davidson, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Places Near Knik Arm
Areas:

Ch-ak-nileght, Chansh Kaq-, Dgheyay Kaq-, K-enakatnu Kaq-, Nels Klevens, Nuk-elehitnu Kaq-,

Bays:

Bootlegger Cove, Eagle Bay, Goose Bay, Knik Arm, Nolfi Cove,

Capes:

Cairn Point, K-eł Taydeght, K-qiydulghakt, Point MacKenzie, Point McKenzie, Ts-es I-unt, Point Woronzof,

Channels:

K-eyghashtnu,

Cities:

Anchorage,

Streams:

Snowhawk Creek,

Dams:

Chester Creek Dam, Gregory Lake Dam, Otter Lake Dam, Ship Creek Dam,

Flats:

Eagle River Flats,

Hills:

Bunker Hill,

Islands:

Crescent Moon Island, Long Island, Loon Island, Pleasure Island,

Lakes:

Airolo Lake, Alder Pond, Anna Lake, Beaverhouse Lake, Lake Beebe, Bentzen Lake, Lake Beth, Big Lake, Blodgett Lake, Blueberry Lake, Bolo Lake, Bottle Lake, Brocker Lake, Bruns Lake, Cann Lake, Caves Lake, Cheney Lake, Lake Clunie, Cochise Lake, Colt Lake, Connors Lake, Corcoran Lake, Cranberry Lake, Dawn Lake, Delaney Lake, DeLong Lake, Diablo Pond, Dishno Pond, Echo Lake, Fish Lake, Flat Lake, Goose Lake, Green Lake, Gwenn Lake, Herkimer Lake, Hillstrand Pond, Homestead Lake, Hood Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Hourglass Lake, Jade Lake, Jewell Lake, Johnson Pond, Jones Lake, Lake Kiowa, Knik Lake, Lazy Lake, Lilly Lake, Liten Lake, Lloyds Pond, Long Lake, Loonsong Lake, Lake Lorraine, Lost Lake, Lynda Lake, Lake Marion, Meadow Lake, Mirror Lake, Muleshoe Lake, Never-Never Lake, O-Connell Lake, Orchid Lake, Lake Otis, Otter Lake, Pup Lake, Rocky Lake, Sand Lake, Sara Lake, Serenity Lake, Sevenmile Lake, Ship Creek Reservoir, Lake Spenard, Spring Lake, Stepan Lake, Stephan Lake, Strawberry Lake, Susan Lake, Taku Lake, Threemile Lake, Tina Lake, Triangle Lake, Tuomi Lake, Twin Island Lake, Twin Lake, University Lake, Waldon Lake, Waldron Lake, West Lake, Westchester Lagoon, Westchester Lake, Whale Lake, White Lake, Woody Lake,

Locales:

KCK, Tiki Cruiser,

Mountains:

Near Point,

Parks:

Lake Otis Park, Altoona Park, Arnold L Muldoon Park, Balto Seppala Park, Bancroft Park, Baxter Bog Park, Bentzen Lake Park, Big Lake North State Recreation Site, Big Lake South State Recreation Site, Campbell Creek Greenbelt Park, Campbell Creek Park, Carlson Park, Centennial Park, Charles W Smith Memorial Park, Chester Creek Greenbelt Park, Connors Lake Park, Cope Street Park, Cottonwood Park, David Green Park, Davis Park, Delaney Park, Delong Lake Park, Didlika Park, Earthquake Park, East Chester/Woodside Park, Elderberry Park, Fairbanks Park, Fairview Park, Far North Bicentennial Park, Frontier Park, Gladys Wood Park, Goose Lake Park, Jacobson Park, Javier Dela Vega Park, Kwanis Fish Creek Park, Linden Park, Lore Park, Lynn Ary Park, Margaret E Sullivan Park, Minnesota Park, Nichols Park, Northwood Park, Nulbay Park, Papago Park, Paxton Memorial Park, Pop Carr Park, Quyana Park, Resolution Park, Roosevelt Park, Russian Jack Springs Park, Salmon Run Park, Sitka Street Park, Southwood Park, Spenard Beach Park, Springer Park, Thompson Park, Tkishla Park, University Park, Ure Park, Whitehall Street Park, Wickersham Park, Wilson Street Park, Wolverine Park,

Peaks:

Kanchee Peak, Knoya Peak, The Dome,

Ridges:

Elmendorf Moraine,

Rivers:

Eagle River,

Streams:

Ch-ak-nileghtnu, Chester Creek, Clunie Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Crocker Creek, Fish Creek, Fish Creek, Fossil Creek, Goose Creek, Hood Creek, Htidaghituntnu, Little Campbell Creek, Little Meadow Creek, Lucile Creek, Meadow Creek, Middle Branch South Fork Chester Creek, Middle Fork Chester Creek, Mule Creek, North Branch South Fork Chester Creek, North Fork Campbell Creek, North Fork Chester Creek, North Fork Little Campbell Creek, North Fork Ship Creek, O-Brien Creek, Ship Creek, Sixmile Creek, Soldier Creek, South Branch South Fork Chester Creek, South Fork Campbell Creek, South Fork Chester Creek, South Fork Little Campbell Creek, Threemile Creek,

Routes:

Iditarod Trail, Lost Cabin Valley Trail, North Fork Trail,

Valleys:

Campbell Creek Canyon,

Cities:

Airport Heights, Anchor Terrace, Artesian Village, Basher, Big Lake, Big Lake, Blanchard, Bonibrook, Campbell, Chester, Chugach Heights, City View, DeBarr Vista, East Chester, Fairview, Fort Richardson, Glen Alps, Grandview Gardens, Green Acres, Hillside, Homesite Park, John Fitzgerald Kennedy City, Justamere Ranch, Knik, Lange, Lawrence, Lindale, Lingo, Mountain View, Nunaka Valley, Point MacKenzie, Rainbow, Rees, Rogers Park, Rogers Park, Romig, Runstettler, Spenard, Sunbeam, Thompson, Traversie, Tuomi, Turnagain Heights, Vanover, Wilson Village, Wonder Park,