Information About

South Fork Matanuska River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map South Fork Matanuska River on The Map

Location

61 ° 47' 26.999" N,
147 ° 29' 10" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Glacier View

Tributary to

Matanuska River

Elevation

2031 ft (619.05 m)

South Fork Matanuska River in Detail.

About

flows NW to join East Fork to form the Matanuska River, 55 mi. NE of Palmer, Copper River Basin.

History

Local name reported about 1964 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage D-2 (1952), Anchorage D-2 (1952), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage D-2 (1976), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage D-2 (1993), Anchorage D-2 SE (2013),
Places Near South Fork Matanuska River
Capes:

Glacier Point, Glacier Point,

Glaciers:

Matanuska Glacier,

Routes:

Big Spoon, Little Spoon, Puck Futin,

Lakes:

Bug Lake, Knob Lake, Lake Leila, North Knob Lake, South Lake, Squaw Lake, Startup Lakes, Tahneta Lake, Trail Lake,

Mountains:

Denmark Peak, Finland Peak, Gunsight Mountain, Horn Mountain, Knob Hill, Lion Head, Norway Peak, Sheep Mountain, Sweden Peak, Syncline Mountain, Table Mountain, Mount Wickersham,

Mountain Passes:

Belanger Pass, Tahneta Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Horn Mountains,

Ridges:

Fortress Ridge,

Rivers:

East Fork Matanuska River, South Fork Matanuska River,

Streams:

Albert Creek, Alfred Creek, Bench Creek, Bitter Creek, Bonanza Creek, Camp Creek, Caribou Creek, Davis Creek, Dick Creek, Flume Creek, Fortress Creek, Glacial Fan Creek, Gunsight Creek, Gypsum Creek, Inoceramus Creek, Middle Creek, Mouse Creek, Papoose Creek, Pass Creek, Poorman Creek, Rock Glacier Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sheep Creek, South Creek, Squaw Creek, Startup Creek, Trail Creek, West End Creek, Wood Creek, Yellow Jacket Creek,

Valleys:

Dave Gulch, Jackass Canyon, Money Gulch, Noon Gulch, Porphyry Gulch, Sailor Gulch,