Information About

Kahiltna River

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 51' 11.002" N,
150 ° 46' 45.998" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Petersville

Tributary to

Yentna River

Tributaries

Bear Creek, Beaver Creek, Peters Creek,

Length

60 mi (96.56 km)

Elevation

79 ft (24.08 m)

Kahiltna River in Detail.

Getting There


About

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


History

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

Pictures of, from, or near Kahiltna River.

Topo Maps

Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1951), Tyonek D-3 (1954), Tyonek D-3 (1954), Tyonek D-3 (1954), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek D-3 (1993), Tyonek D-3 SE (2016),
Places Near Kahiltna River
Cities:

McDougal,

Areas:

Hneh-itnu Kaq-, Kagheltnu Hdakaq-, Ninatnu Kaq-,

Lakes:

Alexander Lake, Bulchitna Lake, Fish Lakes, Jean Lake, Lockwood Lake, Rabbit Lake, Sucker Lake,

Mountain Passes:

Ch-atanil-ut, Traleika Col,

Rivers:

Kahiltna River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Beaver Creek, Clear Creek, Deep Creek, Fish Lake Creek, Fox Creek, Indian Creek, Kutna Creek, Lake Creek, Moose Creek, Texas Creek, Toms Creek, Twentymile Slough, Upper Sucker Creek, Yenlo Creek,

Cities:

Yentna,