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{{Short description|Waterway in Northwestern Gulf of Alaska}}
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[[File:Mount Susitna 8390.JPG|thumbnail|300px|Mount Susitna (background); [[Susitna River Delta]] (middle distance); Knik Arm (foreground)]]
[[File:Anchorage Alaska aerial view.jpg|thumbnail|Port of Anchorage on Knik Arm]]
[[File:Wpdms shdrlfi020l cook inlet with arms.jpg|thumbnail|Cook Inlet with Knik and Turnagain arms]]
[[File:Mudflats 8401.JPG|thumbnail|Mudflats on Knik Arm]]
[[File:Mudflats 8401.JPG|thumbnail|Mudflats on Knik Arm]]
'''Knik Arm''' ([[Denaʼina language|Dena'ina]]: ''Nuti'') is a [[waterway]] into the northwestern part of the [[Gulf of Alaska]]. It is one of two narrow branches of [[Cook Inlet]], the other being [[Turnagain Arm]]. [[Knik Glacier]] empties into the Knik Arm. The [[Port of Anchorage]] is located on the arm.
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'''Knik Arm''' is a [[waterway]] into the northwestern part of the [[Gulf of Alaska]]. It is one of two narrow branches of [[Cook Inlet]], the other being [[Turnagain Arm]]. Knik Arm, is about {{convert|15|miles}} long, and at its upper cud receives the waters of a large stream, the [[Matanuska River]]. TWest of Knik Arm is the delta of the [[Susitna River]], the largest stream emptying into the inlet.<ref name="Fish1897">{{cite book|title=North American Fauna|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=scA7AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA243|edition=Public domain|year=1897|publisher=Fish and Wildlife Service|pages=243–}}</ref> At the head of Knik Arm, at the mouth of [[Knik River]], is the village of [[Knik]], which consisted of two trading posts, a few houses occupied by prospectors and traders, and a dozen or more native cabins.<ref name="Governor1898">{{cite book|author=Alaska (Ter.) Governor|title=Annual Report ... to the Secretary of the Interior|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=z64_AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA60|edition=Public domain|year=1898|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=60–}}</ref> Knik Arm receives two or three small streams from the east, of which Yukla Creek, {{convert|35|miles}} long, is one of the largest. Its western tributaries are not notable, the greater part of the plain, lying between the Knik Arm and the Sushitna River, being drained by the Little Sushitna. The upper part of Knik Arm merges into the delta of the Knik and Matanuska rivers, which unite just above tide limits.<ref name="USGS1900">{{cite book|author=U.S. Geological Survey|title=Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=I3fpAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA298|edition=Public domain|year=1900|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=298–}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
Knik is the [[Eskimo–Aleut languages|Eskimo–Aleut language]] word for "fire". It has been written Kinik, Kneep, Kneik, Kook, Knuyk, and Kweek.<ref name="Congress1901">{{cite book|author=United States. Congress|title=Congressional edition|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=lA9HAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA245|edition=Public domain|year=1901|publisher=Government Printing Office|pages=245–}}</ref>
The [[Denaʼina|Dena'ina]] name for Knik Arm is ''Nuti'', meaning "salt water".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://web.kpc.alaska.edu/denaina/pages/territory_pages/southcentral_alaska_pages/nuti.html | title=Nuti, Knik Arm }}</ref> The name "Knik" comes from ''igniq'', the [[Inupiaq language|Iñupiaq]] word for "fire". It has been written Kinik, Kneep, Kneik, Kook, Knuyk, and Kweek.<ref name="Congress1901">{{cite book|author=United States. Congress|title=Congressional edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lA9HAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA245|edition=Public domain|year=1901|publisher=Government Printing Office|volume=4366|pages=245, 300–}}</ref>

==Geography==
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Knik Arm begins at the Inlet's northern edge, near [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]], before heading north and east. It is about {{convert|15|miles}} long, and at its upper end, receives the waters of the [[Matanuska River]]. West of Knik Arm is the delta of the [[Susitna River]], the largest stream emptying into the inlet.<ref name="Fish1897">{{cite book|title=North American Fauna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=scA7AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA243|edition=Public domain|year=1897|publisher=Fish and Wildlife Service|pages=243–}}</ref> At the head of Knik Arm, at the mouth of [[Knik River]], was the village (ghost town) of [[Knik, Alaska (ghost town)|Knik]].<ref name="Governor1898">{{cite book|author=Alaska (Ter.) Governor|title=Annual Report ... to the Secretary of the Interior|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z64_AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA60|edition=Public domain|year=1898|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=60–}}</ref> Knik Arm's other major tributaries are [[Ship Creek]], [[Eagle River (Cook Inlet)|Eagle River]], Peter's Creek, [[Eklutna River]] and Fish Creek. The greater part of the plain, lying between the Knik Arm and the Susitna River, is drained by the Little Susitna. The upper part of Knik Arm merges into the delta of the Knik and Matanuska rivers, which unite just above tide limits.<ref>{{cite web |title=Knik Aem Area |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@61.3841268,-149.5301356,38274m/data=!3m1!1e3 |website=Google Maps |accessdate=January 10, 2018}}</ref>

==History==
[[Knakatnuk]] and [[Nitak]] (or Nitakh) were historic native villages on the arm's shore.<ref name=Congress1901 /> The [[1964 Alaska earthquake]] destroyed or significantly damaged most of the Anchorage neighborhoods adjacent to the Arm, including the downtown area. The proposed [[Knik Arm Bridge]] would measure approximately {{convert|2|miles}} from [[Point MacKenzie]] on the west in the [[Matanuska-Susitna Borough]] to Anchorage on the east.<ref name=knikbridgefacts>{{cite web|title=Frequently Asked Questions|url=http://knikbridgefacts.org/faqs/|publisher=Knik Bridge|accessdate=April 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017024840/http://knikbridgefacts.org/faqs/|archive-date=October 17, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Knik Arm ferry]] was a proposed year-round passenger and auto [[ferry]] across the arm which was to use the M/V ''Susitna'' [[Small-waterplane-area twin hull|SWATH]] / barge convertible expedition craft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.matsugov.us/finance/borough-contract-opportunities/cat_view/73-contract-opportunities/55-open-bids-proposals/561-13-090s-sale-of-the-mv-susitna|title=13-090S, Sale of the M/V Susitna|publisher=Matanuska-Susitna Borough|accessdate=March 28, 2013}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
*{{Source-attribution|U. S. Congress's "Congressional edition" (1901)}}
{{reflist}}
*{{Source-attribution|Fish and Wildlife Service's "North American Fauna" (1897)}}
*{{Source-attribution|Alaska (Ter.) Governor's "Annual Report ... to the Secretary of the Interior" (1898)}}
*{{Source-attribution|U.S. Geological Survey's "Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior" (1900)}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{commonscat-inline|Knik Arm}}
*{{Commons category-inline|Knik Arm}}

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[[Category:Estuaries of Alaska]]
[[Category:Estuaries of Alaska]]
[[Category:Landforms of Anchorage, Alaska]]
[[Category:Bodies of water of Anchorage, Alaska]]
[[Category:Landforms of Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska]]
[[Category:Bodies of water of Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska]]
[[Category:Landforms of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska]]
[[Category:Bodies of water of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska]]
[[Category:Denaʼina]]

Latest revision as of 05:07, 13 January 2023

Mount Susitna (background); Susitna River Delta (middle distance); Knik Arm (foreground)
Port of Anchorage on Knik Arm
Cook Inlet with Knik and Turnagain arms
Mudflats on Knik Arm

Knik Arm (Dena'ina: Nuti) is a waterway into the northwestern part of the Gulf of Alaska. It is one of two narrow branches of Cook Inlet, the other being Turnagain Arm. Knik Glacier empties into the Knik Arm. The Port of Anchorage is located on the arm.

Etymology

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The Dena'ina name for Knik Arm is Nuti, meaning "salt water".[1] The name "Knik" comes from igniq, the Iñupiaq word for "fire". It has been written Kinik, Kneep, Kneik, Kook, Knuyk, and Kweek.[2]

Geography

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Knik Arm begins at the Inlet's northern edge, near Anchorage, before heading north and east. It is about 15 miles (24 km) long, and at its upper end, receives the waters of the Matanuska River. West of Knik Arm is the delta of the Susitna River, the largest stream emptying into the inlet.[3] At the head of Knik Arm, at the mouth of Knik River, was the village (ghost town) of Knik.[4] Knik Arm's other major tributaries are Ship Creek, Eagle River, Peter's Creek, Eklutna River and Fish Creek. The greater part of the plain, lying between the Knik Arm and the Susitna River, is drained by the Little Susitna. The upper part of Knik Arm merges into the delta of the Knik and Matanuska rivers, which unite just above tide limits.[5]

History

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Knakatnuk and Nitak (or Nitakh) were historic native villages on the arm's shore.[2] The 1964 Alaska earthquake destroyed or significantly damaged most of the Anchorage neighborhoods adjacent to the Arm, including the downtown area. The proposed Knik Arm Bridge would measure approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Point MacKenzie on the west in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough to Anchorage on the east.[6] The Knik Arm ferry was a proposed year-round passenger and auto ferry across the arm which was to use the M/V Susitna SWATH / barge convertible expedition craft.[7]

References

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: U. S. Congress's "Congressional edition" (1901)
  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Fish and Wildlife Service's "North American Fauna" (1897)
  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Alaska (Ter.) Governor's "Annual Report ... to the Secretary of the Interior" (1898)
  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: U.S. Geological Survey's "Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior" (1900)
  1. ^ "Nuti, Knik Arm".
  2. ^ a b United States. Congress (1901). Congressional edition. Vol. 4366 (Public domain ed.). Government Printing Office. pp. 245, 300–.
  3. ^ North American Fauna (Public domain ed.). Fish and Wildlife Service. 1897. pp. 243–.
  4. ^ Alaska (Ter.) Governor (1898). Annual Report ... to the Secretary of the Interior (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 60–.
  5. ^ "Knik Aem Area". Google Maps. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Knik Bridge. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  7. ^ "13-090S, Sale of the M/V Susitna". Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
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