Talachulitna River

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Talachulitna River
Country United States of America
Physical characteristics
Main source 2,350 ft (720 m) [1]
61°39′46″N151°12′26″W / 61.66278°N 151.20722°W / 61.66278; -151.20722 [2]
Beluga Mountain
River mouth 259 ft (79 m) [2]
61°52′2″N151°24′51″W / 61.86722°N 151.41417°W / 61.86722; -151.41417 Coordinates: 61°52′2″N151°24′51″W / 61.86722°N 151.41417°W / 61.86722; -151.41417 [2]
Skwentna River
Length 45 mi (72 km) [2]

The Talachulitna River [3] is a river in Alaska.

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History

Tanaina Indian name spelled "Tu-lu-shu-lit-na" by Lt. J. S. Herron, USA, in 1899. [2]

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Watershed

Heads on Beluga Mountain, flows South and North-West 45 miles (72 km) to Skwentna River, 56 miles (90 km) North-West of Tyonek, Alaska. [2]

Skwentna River river in the United States of America

The Skwentna River is a river in the southwestern part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.

Tyonek, Alaska Census-designated place in Alaska, United States

Tyonek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census the population was 171, down from 193 in 2000. In 1973, the community formed the Tyonek Native Corporation (TNC) under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and is federally recognized.

This river begins at Judd Lake. It is inaccessible by road. And, it has its own support group. [6]

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. [7]

More information is available from a log of a 1976 river resource study for the Alaska State Division of Lands. [8]

Tributaries

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