Information About

Happy River

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 58' 49.001" N,
152 ° 20' 51" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Sunset

Tributary to

Skwentna River

Tributaries

Glacier Creek, Moose Creek,

Length

45 mi (72.42 km)

Elevation

820 ft (249.94 m)

Happy River in Detail.

About

Heads in Teocalli Mountains, 4.5 mi WSW of Houston Pass, flows NE, then SE, to the Skwentna River 28 mi N of Mount Gerdine, 75 mi. NW of Tyonek, Alaska Range. 45 miles long.

History

Named by Josiah Edward Spurr (1900, p. 50), geologist, and William Schuyler Post, topographer, while on a U.S. Geological Survey reconnaissance in SW Alaska in 1898. Spurr wrote on June 27, 1898, "This stream, which we named Happy River, we worked...in constant risk of losing our boats and provisions, and succeeded in advancing only about half a mile."

Topo Maps

Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1951), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek D-7 (1958), Tyonek D-7 (1958), Tyonek D-7 NE (2016),
Places Near Happy River
Areas:

Kech-itnu Hdakaq-,

Lakes:

Finnbear Lake, Shirley Lake,

Mountains:

Columbia Peak, Distin Peak, McDoel Peak,

Ridges:

Long Lake Hills,

Rivers:

Chickak River, Happy River,

Streams:

Old Man Creek, Portage Creek,