Information About

Yentna River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Yentna River on The Map

Location

61 ° 33' 38.002" N,
150 ° 29' 3.998" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Willow

Tributary to

Susitna River

Tributaries

Moose Creek,

Length

75 mi (120.7 km)

Elevation

33 ft (10.06 m)

Yentna River in Detail.

About

formed by its East and West Forks at 621650N1514310W, flows SE to Susitna River, 30 mi. NW of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low.

History

Tanaina Indian name reported by Spurr (1900, p. 46), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). "Sometimes called Johnson River after the first white man to ascend it."