Talachulitna River Explained

Talachulitna River
Pushpin Map:	USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Size:	300
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of the mouth of the Talachulitna River in Alaska
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Type2:	State
Subdivision Type3:	Borough
Source1 Coordinates:	61.6628°N -151.2072°W
Source1 Coord Ref:	Beluga Mountain
Mouth Coordinates:	61.8672°N -151.4142°W
Length:	45miles
Source1 Elevation:	2350feet^[1]
Mouth Elevation:	259feet

The Talachulitna River^[2] is a river in Alaska.

There are also:

• Talachulitna Creek at 61.5964°N -151.2753°W Elevation: 679feet
• Talachulitna Lake at 61.5706°N -151.6244°W Elevation: 1070feet

History

Tanaina Indian name spelled "Tu-lu-shu-lit-na" by Lt. J. S. Herron, USA, in 1899.

Watershed

Heads on Beluga Mountain, flows South and North-West 45miles to Skwentna River, 56miles North-West of Tyonek, Alaska.

This river begins at Judd Lake. It is inaccessible by road. And, it has its own support group.^[3]

The Talachulitna is popular for fly-in rafting and fishing trips. There are special restrictions on fishing: rainbow trout & steelhead are "catch & release" only and only single-hook lures can be used.^[4]

More information is available from a log of a 1976 river resource study for the Alaska State Division of Lands.^[5]

Tributaries

• Talachulitna Creek

See also

• List of rivers of Alaska

Notes and References

1. Web site: Talachulitna River source from USGS-GNIS . .
2. [United States Geological Survey]
3. Web site: Talachulitna River . Talachulita River Society . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070105182027/http://www.talriversociety.org/ . 2007-01-05.
4. Web site: Sport Fishing Regulations - South-Central. Alaska Department of Fish and Game. PDF.
5. Web site: Alaska River Log - Talachulitna. Outdoors Directory.