Information About

Kenai River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kenai River on The Map

Location

60 ° 32' 38" N,
151 ° 16' 43" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Kenai

Length

75 mi (120.7 km)

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Pink Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Dolly Varden, Eulachon, Pacific Lamprey, Steelhead

Tributaries

Big Eddy Hole, Kenai Lake, Skilak Lake, Naptowne Rapids, Funny River, Killey River, Moose River, Russian River, Skilak River, Beaver Creek, Cooper Creek, Jean Creek, Juneau Creek, Olson Creek, Soldotna Creek, Surprise Creek,

Kenai River in Detail.

Getting There


About

on Kenai Peninsula, heads at Kenai Lake in Kenai Mts., flows W to Cook Inlet at Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.


History

Name reported in 1898 by Mendenhall (1900, map 16), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The Tanaina Indian name for this stream was reported to be Kakny (Kakna); the Eskimo name was (Nikignik) meaning fire, but more probably referred to the Eskimo name for the local Indians.

Topo Maps

Kenai (1944), Kenai (1944), Kenai (1944), Kenai (1944), Kenai (1950), Kenai (1950), Kenai C-4 (1951), Kenai C-4 (1951), Kenai C-4 (1951), Kenai C-4 (1952), Kenai C-4 (1952), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai C-4 SE (1986),
Related Places
Beaver Creek, Cooper Creek, Jean Creek, Juneau Creek, Olson Creek, Soldotna Creek, Surprise Creek,
Places Near Kenai River
Cities:

Shlakaq, Skittok,

Bars:

Karluk Reef, Salmo Rock,

Bays:

Big Eddy Hole, Nikiski Bay,

Beaches:

Kalifornsky Beach, Salamatof Beach,

Capes:

Cape Kasilof, East Foreland,

Cities:

Kenai,

Islands:

Eagle Rock,

Lakes:

Arc Lake, Ashana Lake, Bernice Lake, Bishop Lake, Boundary Lake, Cabin Lake, Char-Vic Lake, Chickadee Lake, Chugach Estates Lake, Daniels Lake, Dogbone Lake, Douglas Lake, Echo Lake, Ermine Lake, Flat Lake, Foreland Lake, Georgina Lake, Headquarters Lake, Island Lake, Lake Ivanoff, Kivi Lake, Konova Lake, Konovalof Lake, Lower Salamatof Lake, Marie Lake, Nordic Lake, Parsons Lake, Pollard Lake, Puppy Dog Lake, Reflection Lake, Roque Lake, Salamatof Lake, Teack Lake, Thetis Lake, Timberlost Lake, Tirmore Lake, Upper Cohoe Lake, Wik Lake,

Rivers:

Kasilof River, Kenai River,

Streams:

Beaver Creek, Coal Creek, Salamatof Creek, Slikok Creek, Unhghenesditnu,

Cities:

Cohoe, Kalifornsky, Kasilof, Nikishka, Nikiski, Port Nikiski, Ridgeway, Salamatof,