Little Susitna River | |
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Native name | Tsałtastnu (Tanaina) |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Mint Glacier on Montana Peak in Talkeetna Mountains |
• coordinates | 61°51′31″N 149°03′48″W / 61.85861°N 149.06333°W |
• elevation | 1,700 ft (520 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | Cook Inlet of Pacific Ocean |
• coordinates | 61°15′03″N 150°17′17″W / 61.25083°N 150.28806°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Length | 110 mi (180 km) |
Basin size | 61.9 sq mi (160 km2) at the Palmer gauge |
Discharge | |
• average | 206 cu ft/s (5.8 m3/s) |
Little Susitna River (Dena'ina: Tsałtastnu) heads at Mint Glacier on Montana Peak, in Talkeetna Mountains at 61°51′30″N 149°03′30″W / 61.85833°N 149.05833°W, flows southwest to Cook Inlet, 13 miles (21 km) west of Anchorage, Alaska Cook Inlet Low. [1]