Information About

Maclaren River

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 50' 12.998" N,
147 ° 7' 31.001" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Eureka

Tributary to

Susitna River

Tributaries

Boulder Creek,

Length

55 mi (88.51 km)

Elevation

2316 ft (705.92 m)

Maclaren River in Detail.

About

heads at Maclaren Glacier in Clearwater Mts., flows SW to Susitna River, 16 mi. NE of junction of Oshetna River, Alaska Range

History

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

Birds Sighted Here

Sorted by Most Common to Least Common Viewings

American Kestrel, American Tree Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler, Tundra Swan, Red-breasted Merganser, Belted Kingfisher, Gray Jay, White-crowned Sparrow, Townsend's Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Say's Phoebe, Common Redpoll, Lesser Yellowlegs, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Cliff Swallow, American Wigeon, Arctic Tern, Bank Swallow, Trumpeter Swan, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Greater Scaup, Long-tailed Duck, Wilson's Snipe, Bald Eagle, Common Raven, American Robin, Fox Sparrow, Northern Waterthrush, Yellow Warbler, Merlin, Ring-necked Duck, Arctic Warbler, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Common Goldeneye, Northern Harrier, Blackpoll Warbler, Semipalmated Plover, Red-necked Phalarope, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dark-eyed Junco, Harlequin Duck, Willow Ptarmigan, Spotted Sandpiper, Red-throated Loon, Buff-bellied Pipit, Common Loon, Least Sandpiper, Great Horned Owl, Bohemian Waxwing, Green-winged Teal, Greater Yellowlegs, Alder Flycatcher, Gadwall, Eurasian Wigeon, Lesser Scaup, Barrow's Goldeneye, Sandhill Crane, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Black-billed Magpie, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Bufflehead, Common Merganser, Spruce Grouse, Black-capped Chickadee, Horned Lark, Redhead, Short-eared Owl, Golden Eagle, Solitary Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Osprey, Hermit Thrush, Glaucous-winged Gull, Snow Goose, Bonaparte's Gull, Swainson's Thrush, Black Scoter, Red-necked Grebe, Tree Swallow, Pine Siskin, Rock Ptarmigan, Northern Shrike, American Dipper, Horned Grebe, Long-billed Dowitcher, Smith's Longspur, Hoary Redpoll, Chipping sparrow, Long-tailed Jaeger, Canada Goose, Red-tailed Hawk, Violet-green Swallow, Baird's Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Northern Flicker, Canvasback, Lapland Longspur, American Golden Plover, Whimbrel