Skwentna River

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Skwentna River
Data
Water code US :  1409694
location Alaska (USA)
River system Susitna River
Drain over Yentna River  → Susitna River  → Cook Inlet  → Pacific Ocean
origin South Twin Glacier in the Tordrillo Mountains
61 ° 25 ′ 57 ″  N , 152 ° 40 ′ 47 ″  W
Source height approx.  950  m
muzzle Yentna River Coordinates: 61 ° 59 ′ 8 "  N , 151 ° 8 ′ 23"  W 61 ° 59 ′ 8 "  N , 151 ° 8 ′ 23"  W
Mouth height 37  m
Height difference approx. 913 m
Bottom slope approx. 5.7 ‰
length approx. 160 km
Catchment area approx. 6000 km²
Discharge
A Eo : 5830 km²
Location: 20 km above the mouth 		MQ 1960/1982
Mq 1960/1982
 		187 m³ / s
32.1 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Happy River
Right tributaries North Twin Glacier , Hayes River , Talachulitna River
Communities Skwentna

The Skwentna River is an approximately 160 km long right tributary of the Yentna River in the south of the US state Alaska .

It rises from the South Twin Glacier in the Tordrillo Mountains . Just below the South Twin Glacier, the North Twin Glacier ends on the right bank of the river. The Skwentna River flows through the Tordrillo Mountains in a northerly direction. Later he later turns east. From the left the Happy River flows into the Skwentna River, from the right the Hayes River and the Talachulitna River . This flows in a northeasterly direction through the lowlands before it meets the Yentna River. The river is largely fed by the meltwater from the glaciers and accordingly has the highest monthly discharge in the months of June and July. 20 km above the mouth, the mean discharge is 187 m³ / s.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Skwentna River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ↑ a b c USGS 15294300 SKWENTNA R NR SKWENTNA AK