Cantwell Creek
| Cantwell Creek | ||
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1399789 | |
| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| River system | Yukon River | |
| Drain over | Jack River → Nenana River → Tanana River → Yukon River → Bering Sea | |
| origin |
Cantwell Glacier in the Alaska Range 63 ° 25 ′ 41 ″ N , 149 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 950 m | |
| muzzle | at Cantwell in the Jack River coordinates: 63 ° 23 '30 " N , 148 ° 55' 36" W 63 ° 23 '30 " N , 148 ° 55' 36" W. |
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| Mouth height | 647 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 303 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 8.9 ‰ | |
| length | 34 km | |
| Communities | Cantwell | |
The Cantwell Creek is a 34 km long left tributary of the Jack River in Alaska .
Cantwell Creek is fed by Cantwell Glacier on the southeast side of the northern Alaska range at an altitude of about 950 m . The river initially flows 14 km in a south-south-east direction from the mountains. Then it turns sharply to the left and flows for the remaining 20 km in an east-northeast direction. The eastern Broad Pass separates Cantwell Creek from the upper reaches of the Middle Fork Chulitna River . The George Parks Highway runs along the lower reaches of Cantwell Creek. The glacier-fed river finally flows into the Jack River at the Cantwell settlement .
The river is named after John C. Cantwell , a US officer and explorer of interior Alaska in the late 19th century.