Information About

East Fork Matanuska River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map East Fork Matanuska River on The Map

Location

61 ° 47' 26.002" N,
147 ° 29' 7.001" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Glacier View

Tributary to

Matanuska River

Tributaries

Glacial Fan Creek, Middle Creek, Trail Creek,

Elevation

2024 ft (616.92 m)

East Fork Matanuska River in Detail.

About

Heads in the Chugach Mountains, flowing N and the WSW to the South Fork of the Matanuska River, 6.5 mi upstream from Glacier Point, 55 mi. NE of Palmer, Cooper River Basin. 17 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage D-2 (1952), Anchorage D-2 (1952), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage D-2 (1976), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage D-2 (1993), Anchorage D-2 SE (2013),
Places Near East Fork Matanuska River
Capes:

Glacier Point, Glacier Point,

Glaciers:

Matanuska Glacier,

Routes:

Big Spoon, Little Spoon, Puck Futin,

Lakes:

Bug Lake, Knob Lake, Lake Leila, North Knob Lake, South Lake, Squaw Lake, Startup Lakes, Tahneta Lake, Trail Lake,

Mountains:

Denmark Peak, Finland Peak, Gunsight Mountain, Horn Mountain, Knob Hill, Lion Head, Norway Peak, Sheep Mountain, Sweden Peak, Syncline Mountain, Table Mountain, Mount Wickersham,

Mountain Passes:

Belanger Pass, Tahneta Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Horn Mountains,

Rivers:

East Fork Matanuska River, South Fork Matanuska River,

Streams:

Albert Creek, Alfred Creek, Bench Creek, Bitter Creek, Bonanza Creek, Camp Creek, Caribou Creek, Davis Creek, Dick Creek, Flume Creek, Fortress Creek, Glacial Fan Creek, Gunsight Creek, Gypsum Creek, Inoceramus Creek, Middle Creek, Mouse Creek, Papoose Creek, Pass Creek, Poorman Creek, Rock Glacier Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sheep Creek, South Creek, Squaw Creek, Startup Creek, Trail Creek, West End Creek, Wood Creek, Yellow Jacket Creek,

Valleys:

Dave Gulch, Jackass Canyon, Money Gulch, Noon Gulch, Porphyry Gulch, Sailor Gulch,