Snow River

For other uses, see Glacier.

Snow River
Snow River
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Kenai Peninsula


Source	Chugach Mountains, Kenai Peninsula
- location	Chugach National Forest
- elevation	1,721 ft (525 m) ^[1]
- coordinates	60°26′14″N 149°01′43″W / 60.43722°N 149.02861°W / 60.43722; -149.02861 ^[2]
Mouth	Kenai Lake
- location	12 miles (19 km) northeast of Seward
- elevation	436 ft (133 m) ^[2]
- coordinates	60°20′18″N 149°21′16″W / 60.33833°N 149.35444°W / 60.33833; -149.35444Coordinates: 60°20′18″N 149°21′16″W / 60.33833°N 149.35444°W / 60.33833; -149.35444 ^[2]

Length	28 mi (45 km) ^[2]

Location of the mouth of the Snow River in Alaska

The Snow River is a 28-mile (45 km) tributary of Kenai Lake in the U.S. state of Alaska.^[2] Beginning in the Chugach Mountains of the Kenai Peninsula, it flows southwest through Chugach National Forest to near Primrose at the southern inlet of the lake.^[3] The river mouth is about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Seward.^[2] Along its final reaches, the river intersects the Iditarod Trail and passes under the Seward Highway.^[3]

References

↑ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Snow River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
1 2 Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.

Kenai River system

Bodies of water	Snow River Trail River Trail Lakes Kenai Lake Kenai River Russian River Skilak Lake

Settlements	Primrose Crown Point Moose Pass Cooper Landing Sterling Funny River Soldotna Ridgeway Kenai

Protected areas	Chugach National Forest Kenai Mountains – Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

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