Kenai River

Kenai River
The Kenai River at Cooper Landing, July 2008
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Physical characteristics
SourceKenai Lake
MouthCook Inlet
 • location
Kenai
 • coordinates
60°32′38″N 151°16′43″W / 60.54389°N 151.27861°W / 60.54389; -151.27861[2]
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length82 mi (132 km)
Basin size2,010 sq mi (5,200 km2)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationmouth[1]
 • average5,922 cu ft/s (167.7 m3/s)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftRussian River, Killey River, Funny River
 • rightMoose River

The Kenai River called Kahtnu in the Dena'ina language, is the longest river in the Kenai Peninsula of southcentral Alaska. It runs 82 miles (132 km) westward from Kenai Lake in the Kenai Mountains, through the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and Skilak Lake to its outlet into the Cook Inlet of the Pacific Ocean near Kenai and Soldotna.

  1. ^ a b c Benke, Arthur C.; Cushing, Colbert E. (2009). Field Guide to Rivers of North America. Academic Press. pp. 326–327. ISBN 978-0-12-378577-0. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
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