Information About

White River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map White River on The Map

Location

60 ° 2' 48.001" N,
142 ° 13' 23.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

White River in Detail.

About

heads at White River Glacier terminus, flows W and S to Gulf of Alaska, 7 mi. SE of Cape Yakataga, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1897 by oil prospectors; reported in 1903 by G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).