Alaska Gazetteer
Matanuska River is a physical feature (stream) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The primary coordinates for Matanuska River places it within the AK 99645 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Matanuska River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | formed by its East and South Forks at 614730N, 1473015W, flows SW to the Knik Arm Cook Inlet, 9.5 mi. SW of Palmer, Cook Inlet Low. |
| History: | "Name derived from the Russian term for the ""copper river people"" spelled Matanooski, Mednofski, Miduuski, Mednoviska, etc. It appears to be the same name used by the Russians for the Ahtena Indians on the Copper River, and may have originally been used in the 19th century to imply a route from Cook Inlet to the Copper River. The present spelling was used by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1897." |
| Borough: | Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.4969444275 |
| Longitude: | -149.269729614 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Matanuska River: Matanuska River.
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Gateway, AK
(5.3 miles N) South Lakes, AK (6.4 miles NNW) Wasilla, AK (8.1 miles NW) Butte, AK (8.4 miles ENE) North Lakes, AK (8.5 miles N) |
Palmer, AK
(8.8 miles NE) Farm Loop, AK (10.1 miles NNE) Tanaina, AK (10.4 miles NNW) Knik-Fairview, AK (11.8 miles W) Knik River, AK (11.9 miles ESE) |
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Matanuska, AK
(3.4 miles NNE) Eklutna, AK (4.1 miles SW) Peters Creek, AK (8.3 miles SW) Birchwood, AK (9.2 miles SW) Cottonwood, AK (9.8 miles W) |
Chugiak, AK
(10.2 miles SW) Knik, AK (15.4 miles W) Eagle River, AK (15.7 miles SW) Sutton, AK (19.3 miles NE) Jonesville, AK (19.5 miles NE) |
