Yentna River | |
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Native name | Yentnu ( Tanaina) |
Location | |
Country | United States of America |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location |
East Fork Yentna River and West Fork Yentna River Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska |
• coordinates | 62°16′50″N 151°46′26″W / 62.28056°N 151.77389°W [3] |
• elevation | 200 ft (61 m) [1] [2] |
Mouth | |
• location |
Susitna River Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska |
• coordinates | 61°33′38″N 150°29′4″W / 61.56056°N 150.48444°W [3] |
• elevation | 26 ft (7.9 m) [3] |
Length | 75 mi (121 km) [3] |
The Yentna River [4] ( Dena'ina: Yentnu) is a river in South Central Alaska, formed by its East Fork [1] and West Fork [2] at 62°16′50″N 151°46′26″W / 62.28056°N 151.77389°W, [3] flows South-East to Susitna River, 30 miles (48 km) North-West of Anchorage, Alaska; Cook Inlet Low. [3]
Tanaina Indian name reported by Spurr (1900, p. 46), United States Geological Survey. "Sometimes called Johnson River after the first white man to ascend it." [3]
It begins in the Mount Dall and Yentna glacier systems and flows southeast to the Susitna River 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Susitna. The river system (including upstream tributaries) is about 100 miles (160 km) long.
From mouth to source:
Lake Creek just about 8 miles down river from Bottle Creek. Major fishing area: kings, reds, silvers. Winter sports, hunting. Moose Creek, Indian Creek, Fish lakes Creek, Hewitt Creek, Malone's Slough, Donkey Creek, Johnson Creek, Clearwater Creek, Rich Creek, Flag Creek, Delta Creek, Fourth of July Creek, & Kichatna River round out the rest of the main Yentna River Tributaries.