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The Knik River /kˈnɪk/ (Dena'ina: Skitnu; Ahtna: Scitna’) is a 25-mile-long (40 km) 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. It is bridged twice (old and new bridges) where the Old Glenn Highway crosses it near the Butte, and also bridged on the Hayflats.

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  • Der Knik River ist ein etwa 40 Kilometer langer Fluss im zentralen Süden des US-Bundesstaats Alaska. (de)
  • The Knik River /kˈnɪk/ (Dena'ina: Skitnu; Ahtna: Scitna’) is a 25-mile-long (40 km) 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. It is bridged twice (old and new bridges) where the Old Glenn Highway crosses it near the Butte, and also bridged on the Hayflats. It is characterized by a broad flat plain with a bed of finely ground gravel and sand and silt. During windstorms, large quantities of fine material is blown from the riverbed and deposited in locations generally downstream or west. The river itself is relatively shallow and wide and considered a class I float. It drops about 400 feet (120 m) from the glacier to the salt water, or roughly 16 feet (4.9 m) per mile. The 4 miles (6.4 km) above the hayflats bridge is unusual in that it remains unfrozen most winters because the eklutna project discharges warmer water into the tailrace. Discharge normally is about 5000 to 6000 ft3/s in the summer (140 to 170 m3/s), with floods of 60,000cfs or more not uncommon. The term "knik," present in the names of the river, the arm of Cook Inlet, and the glacier, as well as the communities of Knik-Fairview and Knik River, derives from the Inupiaq word igniq ("fire"). The Denaina term for the Knik river was "Skitnu", (meaning Brush River). The river runs near the border between the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the Municipality of Anchorage. Much of its length is paralleled by the paved Old Glenn Highway and the paved (as of 2000) Knik River Road, along which can be found the community of Knik River. (en)
  • La rivière Knik est une rivière d'Alaska aux États-Unis qui fait 40 km de long. Elle prend sa source au glacier Knik, et coule vers le nord ouest, puis l'ouest pour se jeter dans le Golfe de Cook, près de l'embouchure de la rivière Matanuska. Son nom, de même que celui du glacier homonyme, provient du mot Inupiak igniq qui signifie feu. La rivière Knik coule près de la frontière entre le Borough de Matanuska-Susitna et la Municipalité d'Anchorage. La majeure partie de son cours longe la Glenn Highway. (fr)
  • Il Knik (Knik River) è un fiume dell'Alaska a nord di Anchorage. (it)
  • Knik è una baia (o braccio di mare - Knik Arm) situata a nord della città di Anchorage (Alaska, Stati Uniti). Rispetto al golfo dell'Alaska si trova nella parte nord-occidentale. È uno dei due rami della baia di Cook (Cook Inlet). (it)
  • Кник (англ. Knik River) — река на Аляске. Длина — около 40 км. Река берёт начало на леднике. Протекает Кник по плоской равнине, сложенной из мелкозернистого гравия, песка и ила. Река мелкая, с наносами, но широкая. Впадает рядом с рекой Матануской в , длинную и узкую губу на северо-востоке залива Кука. Русло реки расположено на территории боро Матануска-Суситна, часть береговой линии Кник-Арма относится к муниципалитету Анкориджа. На реке расположены поселения Кник-Ривер и Кник-Фэйрвью. Реку пересекают два моста, один из которых был серьёзно повреждён после Великого землетрясения. Окрестности реки получили известность в 1970-е гг. как место нескольких преступлений из совершённых маньяком Робертом Хансеном. (ru)
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  • Railroad bridge on Knik River, from the Glenn Highway (en)
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  • Cook Inlet, at Anchorage / Matanuska-Susitna Borough (en)
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  • Knik River (en)
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  • drop (en)
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  • Knik Glacier (en)
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  • Hunter Creek, Goat Creek, Eklutna Tailrace (en)
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  • Metal creek, Friday Creek, Jim Creek, Bodenburg Creek (en)
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  • Der Knik River ist ein etwa 40 Kilometer langer Fluss im zentralen Süden des US-Bundesstaats Alaska. (de)
  • La rivière Knik est une rivière d'Alaska aux États-Unis qui fait 40 km de long. Elle prend sa source au glacier Knik, et coule vers le nord ouest, puis l'ouest pour se jeter dans le Golfe de Cook, près de l'embouchure de la rivière Matanuska. Son nom, de même que celui du glacier homonyme, provient du mot Inupiak igniq qui signifie feu. La rivière Knik coule près de la frontière entre le Borough de Matanuska-Susitna et la Municipalité d'Anchorage. La majeure partie de son cours longe la Glenn Highway. (fr)
  • Il Knik (Knik River) è un fiume dell'Alaska a nord di Anchorage. (it)
  • Knik è una baia (o braccio di mare - Knik Arm) situata a nord della città di Anchorage (Alaska, Stati Uniti). Rispetto al golfo dell'Alaska si trova nella parte nord-occidentale. È uno dei due rami della baia di Cook (Cook Inlet). (it)
  • The Knik River /kˈnɪk/ (Dena'ina: Skitnu; Ahtna: Scitna’) is a 25-mile-long (40 km) 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. It is bridged twice (old and new bridges) where the Old Glenn Highway crosses it near the Butte, and also bridged on the Hayflats. (en)
  • Кник (англ. Knik River) — река на Аляске. Длина — около 40 км. Река берёт начало на леднике. Протекает Кник по плоской равнине, сложенной из мелкозернистого гравия, песка и ила. Река мелкая, с наносами, но широкая. Впадает рядом с рекой Матануской в , длинную и узкую губу на северо-востоке залива Кука. Русло реки расположено на территории боро Матануска-Суситна, часть береговой линии Кник-Арма относится к муниципалитету Анкориджа. На реке расположены поселения Кник-Ривер и Кник-Фэйрвью. Реку пересекают два моста, один из которых был серьёзно повреждён после Великого землетрясения. (ru)
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  • Knik River (de)
  • Knik River (en)
  • Knik (it)
  • Baia di Knik (it)
  • Knik (rivière) (fr)
  • Кник (река) (ru)
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