The Skwentna River (Dena'ina:ÃÂ Shqitnu) is a river in the southwestern part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.
Tanaina Indian name reported in 1898 by Spurr (1900, p. 48), USGS, as "Skwent River."
Heads at South Twin Glacier at , flows North and East to Yentna River, North of Tyonek, Alaska Cook Inlet Low.
Puntilla Lake, 1858 ft (566 m), is a weather station located near the source of the Skwentna River, approximately 50 miles west of Skwentna. Puntilla has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).