Snow River

The Snow River is a 28-mile (45 km) tributary of Kenai Lake in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] Beginning in the Kenai Mountains of the Kenai Peninsula, it flows southwest through Chugach National Forest where its main and south forks join to near Primrose at the southern inlet of the lake.[3] The river mouth is about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Seward.[1] Along its final reaches, the river intersects the Iditarod Trail and passes under the Seward Highway.[3] The glacier from which it flows has an associated glacial dammed lake that releases every few years, often causing flooding in Primrose and Kenai Lake.[4]

For the river in New Zealand, see Snow River (New Zealand). For other uses, see Glacier and Snowy River (disambiguation).
Snow River
Snow River
Location of the mouth of the Snow River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughKenai Peninsula
Physical characteristics
SourceSnow Glacier
 • locationChugach National Forest
 • coordinates60°26′14″N 149°01′43″W[1]
 • elevation1,721 ft (525 m)[2]
2nd sourceNear Godwin Glacier (South Fork)
MouthKenai Lake
 • location
12 miles (19 km) northeast of Seward
 • coordinates
60°20′18″N 149°21′16″W[1]
 • elevation
436 ft (133 m)[1]
Length28 mi (45 km)[1]

See also

References
  1. "Snow River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  2. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
  4. Glacial Dammed Lake Data, National Weather Service



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