Knik Arm

Knik Arm (

Port of Anchorage

is located on the arm.

Etymology

The

Iñupiaq word for "fire". It has been written Kinik, Kneep, Kneik, Kook, Knuyk, and Kweek.^[2]

Geography

Knik Arm begins at the Inlet's northern edge, near

Ship Creek, Eagle River, Peter's Creek, Eklutna River and Fish Creek. The greater part of the plain, lying between the Knik Arm and the Susitna River, is drained by the Little Susitna. The upper part of Knik Arm merges into the delta of the Knik and Matanuska rivers, which unite just above tide limits.^[5]

History

Matanuska-Susitna Borough to Anchorage on the east.^[6] The Knik Arm ferry was a proposed year-round passenger and auto ferry across the arm which was to use the M/V Susitna SWATH / barge convertible expedition craft.^[7]

References

This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: U. S. Congress's "Congressional edition" (1901)
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Fish and Wildlife Service's "North American Fauna" (1897)
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Alaska (Ter.) Governor's "Annual Report ... to the Secretary of the Interior" (1898)
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: U.S. Geological Survey's "Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior" (1900)

^ "Nuti, Knik Arm".
^ ^a ^b United States. Congress (1901). Congressional edition. Vol. 4366 (Public domain ed.). Government Printing Office. pp. 245, 300–.
^ North American Fauna (Public domain ed.). Fish and Wildlife Service. 1897. pp. 243–.
^ Alaska (Ter.) Governor (1898). Annual Report ... to the Secretary of the Interior (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 60–.
^ "Knik Aem Area". Google Maps. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Knik Bridge. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
^ "13-090S, Sale of the M/V Susitna". Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Retrieved March 28, 2013.

External links

Media related to Knik Arm at Wikimedia Commons

61°12′00″N 150°13′00″W / 61.2000°N 150.2167°W / 61.2000; -150.2167

[1] "Nuti, Knik Arm".

[Congress1901-2] United States. Congress (1901). Congressional edition. Vol. 4366 (Public domain ed.). Government Printing Office. pp. 245, 300–.

[Fish1897-3] North American Fauna (Public domain ed.). Fish and Wildlife Service. 1897. pp. 243–.

[Governor1898-4] Alaska (Ter.) Governor (1898). Annual Report ... to the Secretary of the Interior (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 60–.

[5] "Knik Aem Area". Google Maps. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

[knikbridgefacts-6] "Frequently Asked Questions". Knik Bridge. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2014.

[7] "13-090S, Sale of the M/V Susitna". Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Retrieved March 28, 2013.

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