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The Kenai River called Kahtnu in the Dena'ina language, is the longest river in the Kenai Peninsula of southcentral Alaska.It runs 82 miles (132 km) westward from Kenai Lake in the Kenai Mountains, through the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and Skilak Lake to its outlet into the Cook Inlet of the Pacific Ocean near Kenai and Soldotna.
The Fat Bear Week 2024 bracket reveal was postponed after a male bear attacked and killed a female bear at Brooks River in Alaska Monday. ... caught on the live webcams, shows bear number 469, an ...
North Fork East Fork Chandalar River – 54 miles (87 km) Wind River – 80 miles (130 km) Junjik River – 65 miles (105 km) Middle Fork Chandalar River – 102 miles (164 km) North Fork Chandalar River – 104 miles (167 km) Christian River – 140 miles (230 km) Porcupine River – 569 miles (916 km) Grass River – 39 miles (63 km)
Most of Alaska's population is in the Cook Inlet area, with highest concentration in Anchorage. Along the East side of the Cook Inlet, the Kenai Peninsula is host to many smaller fishing communities, such as Kenai, Soldotna, Ninilchick, Anchor Point and Homer. Many residents of the Kenai rely on income generated from fisheries in the Cook Inlet.
Sep. 15—The Kenai Peninsula Borough issued an emergency declaration Thursday to ask for state assistance in recovering from ongoing flooding that has damaged homes and roads near the Kenai River.
Alaska has about 67 named artificial reservoirs, [1] approximately 167 named dams, [2] and about 3,197 officially named natural lakes, [3] out of over 3,000,000 unnamed natural lakes. [4] For named natural lakes, see the list of lakes of Alaska.
Beaver Creek (Dena'ina: Hkayitnu) is a stream located on the western portion of the Kenai Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska.Beaver Creek flows approximately 10 miles from its source at Beaver Lake in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge to the Kenai River, approximately 4 river miles from the mouth of that river in the City of Kenai at Cook Inlet.
Katmai National Park and Preserve is a United States national park and preserve in southwest Alaska, notable for the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and for its brown bears.The park and preserve encompass 4,093,077 acres (6,395.43 sq mi; 16,564.09 km 2), which is between the sizes of Connecticut and New Jersey.