Knik River
The Knik River is a 25-mile-long river in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its source is at Knik Glacier, from which it flows northwest and west and empties into the head of Cook Inlet's Knik Arm, near the mouth of the Matanuska River.Photo: McStyles, Public domain.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Alaska, United States
- Also known as: “Kinik River”, “Kneek River”, “Kneep River”, “Knick River”, “Knuyk River”, “Knyk River”, “Kook River”, “Kweek River”, “Reka Knyk”, “Scitna‘”, “Skeetno”, and “Skitnu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eklutna Chapel and Eklutna Power Plant.
Eklutna Chapel
Church
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, also known as the Eklutna Chapel, is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Eklutna, Alaska. It is about one mile inland from the Knik Arm of the Cook Inlet. Eklutna Chapel is situated 1½ miles southeast of Knik River.
Eklutna Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Carelessowl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Eklutna Power Plant, also referred to as Old Eklutna Power Plant, is a historic hydroelectric power plant on the Eklutna River in Anchorage, Alaska. Eklutna Power Plant is situated 2½ miles east of Knik River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eklutna.
Eklutna
Hamlet
Eklutna is a native village within the Municipality of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. The Tribal Council estimates the population at 70; many tribal members live in the surrounding communities. Eklutna is situated 1½ miles southeast of Knik River.
Knik River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Anchorage, Southcentral Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Knik River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Knik”
- Catalan: “Knik”
- Cebuano: “Knik River”
- Dutch: “Knik River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كنيك”
- French: “Knik”
- German: “Knik River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Knik”
- Italian: “Knik”
- Japanese: “ニック川”
- Persian: “رود کنیک”
- Persian: “کنیک ریور”
- Russian: “Кник”
- Tajik: “Кник ревир”
- Tajik: “Кник”
- Ukrainian: “Кнік”
- Venetian: “Knik”
- Welsh: “Afon Knik”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eklutna River and Orthodox Church Cemetery.
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