Susitna River
| Susitna River | |
|---|---|
Susitna River in Southcentral Alaska | |
Location of the mouth of the Susitna River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 63°26′10″N 147°11′55″W / 63.43611°N 147.19861°W Susitna Glacier on Mount Hayes |
| • elevation | 2,500 ft (760 m) |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 61°16′14″N 150°34′33″W / 61.27056°N 150.57583°W Cook Inlet of Pacific Ocean, at Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 313 mi (504 km) |
| Basin size | 20,000 sq mi (52,000 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 51,000 cu ft/s (1,400 m3/s) at mouth |
The Susitna River (/suːˈsɪtnə/; Ahtena: Sasutna’; Tanaina: Susitnu) is a 313-mile (504 km) long river in the Southcentral Alaska. It is the 15th largest river in the United States, ranked by average discharge volume at its mouth. The river stretches from the Susitna Glacier to Cook Inlet's Knik Arm.