| Skwentna River | |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Skwentna River in Alaska |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Type3: | Borough |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 61.4325°N -152.6797°W |
| Source1 Coord Ref: | South Twin Glacier |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 61.9856°N -151.1397°W |
| Length: | 100miles |
| Source1 Elevation: | 3500feet[1] |
| Mouth Elevation: | 125feet |
The Skwentna River[2] (Dena'ina: Shqitnu) is a river in the southwestern part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.
Tanaina Indian name reported in 1898 by Spurr (1900, p. 48), USGS, as "Skwent River."
Heads at South Twin Glacier at 61.4333°N -152.6833°W, flows North and East to Yentna River, 63miles North of Tyonek, Alaska Cook Inlet Low.
Puntilla Lake, 1858 ft (566 m), is a weather station located near the source of the Skwentna River, approximately 50 miles west of Skwentna.[3] Puntilla has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).