Yentna River

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Infobox river The Yentna River<ref>United States Geological Survey Hydrological Unit Code:</ref> (Dena'ina: Yentnu) is a river in South Central Alaska, formed by its East Fork<ref name=GNIS-EFYR/> and West Fork<ref name=GNIS-WFYR/> at Template:Coord,<ref name=GNIS-YR/> flows South-East to Susitna River, Template:Convert North-West of Anchorage, Alaska, at Cook Inlet Low.<ref name=GNIS-YR/>

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."<ref name=GNIS-YR/>

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 Template:Convert north of Susitna. The river system (including upstream tributaries) is about Template:Convert long.

Tributaries

From mouth to source:

• Kahiltna River Template:Coord, Elevation: Template:Convert<ref>Template:Cite gnis</ref>
• Bottle Creek (Yentna River) Template:Coord, Elevation: Template:Convert<ref>Template:Cite gnis</ref>
• Skwentna River Template:Coord, Elevation: Template:Convert<ref>Template:Cite gnis</ref>
• East Fork Yentna River Template:Coord, Elevation: Template:Convert<ref name="GNIS-EFYR"/>
• West Fork Yentna River Template:Coord, Elevation: Template:Convert<ref name="GNIS-WFYR"/>

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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