Yentna River

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History

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."[4]

Watershed

Location of Susitna, Alaska
Location of Susitna, Alaska

It begins in the Mount Dall and Yentna glacier systems and flows southeast to the Susitna River Script error: No such module "convert". north of Susitna. The river system (including upstream tributaries) is about Script error: No such module "convert". long.

Tributaries

From mouth to source:

  • Kahiltna River Script error: No such module "Coordinates"., Elevation: Script error: No such module "convert".[5]
  • Bottle Creek (Yentna River) Script error: No such module "Coordinates"., Elevation: Script error: No such module "convert".[6]
  • Skwentna River Script error: No such module "Coordinates"., Elevation: Script error: No such module "convert".[7]
  • East Fork Yentna River Script error: No such module "Coordinates"., Elevation: Script error: No such module "convert".[2]
  • West Fork Yentna River Script error: No such module "Coordinates"., Elevation: Script error: No such module "convert".[3]

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.

See also

List of rivers of Alaska

References

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  1. United States Geological Survey Hydrological Unit Code:
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