Deshka River

The Deshka River[4] is a river in southern-central Alaska.

Deshka River
Deshka River in Southcentral Alaska
Location of the mouth of the Deshka River in Alaska
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Physical characteristics
Source
⁃ coordinates	61°59′15″N 150°23′45″W[1]
⁃ elevation	200 ft (61 m)[2][3]
Mouth
⁃ location	Susitna River, South-West of Willow, Alaska and North-East of Susitna, Alaska
⁃ coordinates	61°41′34″N 150°18′23″W[1]
⁃ elevation	49 ft (15 m)[1]
Length	44 mi (71 km)[1]

The Deshka River is one of Southcentral Alaska's premier sport fishing streams, with significant runs of Chinook and coho salmon, along with resident grayling, burbot, northern pike, and rainbow trout. Located within a roadless area, access to the river is difficult and is made usually by power boat from the Susitna River or by floatplane. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough owns much of the land along the final ten miles of the Deshka. The impacts of summer recreational use and tourists have caused loss of riparian vegetation and bank erosion along the Deshka's lower reaches, which has been partially remedied through a restoration project in the summer of 2002. .