RIVER ICE OBSERVATIONS - CANTWELL, AK

This village began as a flag stop on the Alaska Railroad. Named for the Cantwell River (formerly name of the Nenana River), it is located at 63.392°N, 148.951°W. It is 669 m (2195 ft) above sea level.
(Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS))

Cantwell School (Grades - K-12) has 21 students. (http://www.greatschools.net/).

Pete Hauschka and his high school class are making freeze-up and break-up observations on the Nenana River during the 2008-2009 season.

Above: An aerial view of the Cantwell area. Note that the ice observations site is on the highway where it crosses the Nenana River.

Left: A closer look at the ice observation site.

Below: A map of the Cantwell area.