Information About

Skwentna River

Skwentna River

Quick Facts

Region:

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City:

Sunset

Tributary to:

Yentna River

Length:

100 mi (160.93 km)

Elevation:

121 ft (36.88 m)

Tributaries:

North Twin Glacier, South Twin Glacier,

Tributaries:

Chickak River, Happy River, Hayes River,

Tributaries:

Black and Tan Creek, Crystal Creek, Emerald Creek, Muddy Creek, Portage Creek, Quartz Creek,

Tributaries :

About

heads at South Twin Glacier at 612600N, 1524100W, flows N and E to Yentna River, 63 mi. N of Tyonek, Cook Inlet Low.

History of Skwentna River

Tanaina Indian name reported in 1898 by Spurr (1900,p. 48), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as "Skwent River."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1951), Tyonek D-4 (1954), Tyonek D-4 (1954), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek D-4 (1993), Tyonek D-4 NE (2016),

Places Near Skwentna River

Areas:

Q-ech-elt-at, Shqitnu Hdakaq-,

Flats:

Kentuhdilk-el Kena, Snag Flats,

Lakes:

Bulchitna Lake, Eightmile Lake, Fish Lakes, Link Lake, Sevenmile Lake, Top Lake,

Mountains:

Mountain Passes:

Ridges:

Rivers:

Skwentna River,

Streams:

Bottle Creek, Donkey Creek, Donkey Creek Slough, Eightmile Creek, Fish Lake Creek, Hewitt Creek, Yenlo Creek,

Related Places

Black and Tan Creek, Crystal Creek, Emerald Creek, Muddy Creek, Portage Creek, Quartz Creek,