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Kahiltna River

Kahiltna River

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Matanuska-Susitna
Nearest City:
Tributary to:
Length:
  • 60 mi (96.56 km)
Elevation:
  • 79 ft (24.08 m)
About

heads at Kahiltna Glacier, at 622745N, 1511230W, flows SE to Yentna River, 53 mi. NW of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low.


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History of Kahiltna River

Tanaina Indian name reported in 1899 by Lieutenant Herron (1901, p. 45 and map) USA, as "Car-ilt-nu Creek" Present spelling was published by Adolf Knopf and Sidney Paige (in Brooks and others, 1906, p. 118), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Kakliaklia a3 "on the Koyukuk River." a7 Kakhlyakhlyakakat;Kakkhlyakhlyakakat;Kakliakhliakat;Kakliakliakat; Kikliakliakakate;Klakhlyakhlyakakat.

Kahiltna River Gallery

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