The Talachulitna River is a
river
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in
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...
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There are also:
*''Talachulitna Creek'' at Elevation:
*''Talachulitna Lake'' at Elevation:
History
Tanaina Indian name spelled "Tu-lu-shu-lit-na" by Lt. J. S. Herron, USA, in 1899.
Watershed
Heads on Beluga Mountain, flows South and North-West to
Skwentna River
The Skwentna RiverUnited States Geological Survey Hydrological Unit Code: ( Dena'ina: ''Shqitnu'') is a river in the southwestern part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.
History
Tanaina Indian name reported in 1898 by Spurr (1900,p. 48) ...
, North-West of
Tyonek, Alaska
Tyonek or Present / New Tyonek ( Dena'ina: ''Qaggeyshlat'' - ″little place between toes") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census the population was 152, down from 171 in ...
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This river begins at Judd Lake. It is inaccessible by road. And, it has its own support group.
The Talachulitna is popular for fly-in rafting and fishing trips. There are special restrictions on fishing: rainbow trout & steelhead are "catch & release" only and only single-hook lures can be used.
More information is available from a log of a 1976 river resource study for the Alaska State Division of Lands.
Tributaries
*
Talachulitna Creek
See also
*
List of rivers of Alaska
This is a List of rivers in Alaska, which are at least fifth-order according to the Strahler method of stream classification, and an incomplete list of otherwise-notable rivers and streams. Alaska has more than 12,000 rivers, and thousands more st ...
References
Rivers of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
Rivers of Alaska
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