Knik Arm
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 15 miles (24 km) 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.[1] 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.[2] Knik Arm receives two or three small streams from the east, of which Yukla Creek, 35 miles (56 km) 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.[3]
Etymology
Knik is the Eskimo–Aleut language word for "fire". It has been written Kinik, Kneep, Kneik, Kook, Knuyk, and Kweek.[4]
References
- ^ North American Fauna (Public domain ed.). Fish and Wildlife Service. 1897. pp. 243–.
- ^ Alaska (Ter.) Governor (1898). Annual Report ... to the Secretary of the Interior (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 60–.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey (1900). Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 298–.
- ^ United States. Congress (1901). Congressional edition (Public domain ed.). Government Printing Office. pp. 245–.
External links
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