Information About

Eyak River

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 28' 12" N,
145 ° 41' 19" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

Length

6 mi (9.66 km)

Eyak River in Detail.

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About

flows S from Eyak Lake to Gulf of Alaska, Malaspina Coastal Plain. 6 miles long.


History

Local name reported in 1905 by G. C. Martin (1906, pl. 12), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Birds Sighted Here

Sorted by Most Common to Least Common Viewings

Trumpeter Swan, American Wigeon, Greater Scaup, Canada Goose, Snow Goose, Bufflehead, Dunlin, Western Sandpiper, Common Goldeneye, Glaucous-winged Gull, Greater White-fronted Goose, Common Merganser, Mallard, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Gadwall, Ring-necked Duck, Bald Eagle, Tree Swallow, Pine Siskin, Northern Pintail, Steller's Jay, Cliff Swallow, Lesser Scaup, Barrow's Goldeneye, Common Gull, American Robin, Fox Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler, Long-billed Dowitcher, Wilson's Snipe, American Crow, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Bank Swallow, Song Sparrow, Yellow Warbler, Green-winged Teal, Varied Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Tundra Swan, Northern Shoveler, Spotted Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, Black-billed Magpie, Wilson's Warbler, Hooded Merganser, Greater Yellowlegs, Herring Gull, Great Blue Heron, Common Raven, Barn Swallow, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglet, American Dipper, Pine Grosbeak, Red Crossbill, Savannah Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Blue-winged Teal, Redhead, Red-necked Grebe, Rufous Hummingbird, Arctic Tern, Violet-green Swallow, White-winged Crossbill, Snow Bunting, Eurasian Wigeon, Tufted Duck, Red-breasted Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Horned Grebe, American Coot, Red-necked Phalarope, Solitary Sandpiper, California Gull, Common Loon, Double-crested Cormorant, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Great Horned Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Merlin, Brown Creeper, Pacific Wren, Common Redpoll, Dark-eyed Junco, Yellow-rumped Warbler

Places Near Eyak River
Cities:

Eyak,

Bars:

Copper Sands, Fleming Spit, Government Rock, North Rock, South Rock,

Bays:

Deep Bay, Eccles Lagoon, Hartney Bay, Middle Arm, Mud Bay, Nelson Bay, Odiak Slough, Shipyard Bay, Simpson Bay, Three Mile Bay,

Capes:

Point Whitshed, Big Point, Bluff Point, Bomb Point, Knot Point, Saddle Point, Salmo Point, Shepard Point,

Channels:

Egg Island Channel, The Narrows, Odiak Channel, Orca Channel, Orca Inlet, Western Channel,

Cities:

Cordova,

Dams:

Apw Dam Number 1, APW Dam Number 2, Eyak Lake Dam, Humpback Creek Number 1 Dam, Humpback Creek Number 2 Dam, Humpback Creek Number 3 Dam, Meals Lake Dam,

Islands:

Boy Scout Island, Channel Islands, Egg Islands, Grass Island, Mavis Island, North Island, Observation Island, Spike Island,

Lakes:

Crater Lake, Eyak Lake, Hole-in-the-wall, Ibeck Pond, Island Lake, Meals Lake, Milton Lake, Odiak Lagoon, Scout Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Eccles, Mount Eyak, Heney Peak, Kelly Mountain, Mount Robert Korn, Mount Shiels, Snyder Mountain, Tripod Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Big Glacier, Center Slough, Joe Reeves Slough, Johnson Slough, Little Glacier Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Heney Range,

Rivers:

Eyak River, Rude River, Scott River, Sheridan River,

Streams:

Big Glacier Slough,

Streams:

Beartrail Creek, Boulder Creek, Currin Slough, Deep Creek, Eccles Creek, Fleming Creek, Government Slough, Hartney Creek, Heney Creek, Humpback Creek, Ibeck Creek, Lydick Slough, Mountain Slough, Nicolet Creek, Power Creek, Raging Creek, Robinson Falls Creek, Rogue Creek, Snyder Falls Creek, Tiedeman Slough, Wesley Falls Creek,

Routes:

Eyak Trail,

Cities:

Crystal Falls, Orca,

Waterfalls:

Ohman Falls,