Information About

Snag Flats

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 55' 59.999" N,
151 ° 19' 59.999" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Sunset

Elevation

171 ft (52.12 m)

Snag Flats in Detail.

About

in lower course of Skwentna River, 8 mi. upstream from Yentna River and 55 mi N of Tyonek, Alaska Range

History

Named in 1898 by Spurr (1900, p. 48), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who said, "nearly every channel was choked with dead trees, so that we gave the place the name of Snag Flats."