Information About

Little Nelchina River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Little Nelchina River on The Map

Location

61 ° 57' 9" N,
146 ° 52' 8" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Eureka

Tributary to

Nelchina River

Length

43 mi (69.2 km)

Elevation

2119 ft (645.87 m)

Little Nelchina River in Detail.

About

heads at 620600N1474900W, flows SE to Nelchina River, 1.5 mi. N of Twin Lakes and 61 mi. NW of Valdez, Copper River Basin

History

Captain E. F. Glenn, USA, named this river in 1898 "Bubb Creek" and gave its Ahtena Indian name "Taiklano." It was called "Nelchina River" in 1906 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and later "Little Nelchina" River (Moffit, 1915, fig. 3).

Topo Maps

Valdez D-8 (1949), Valdez D-8 (1949), Valdez D-8 (1949), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez D-8 (1952), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez D-8 (1993), Valdez D-8 NW (2016),
Places Near Little Nelchina River
Lakes:

Bear Lake, Carrot Lake, Fossil Lake, John Lake, Kelly Lake, Lake L620238W467035, Nelchina Bench Lake, Old Man Lake, Planaria Lake, Snowshoe Lake, Twin Lakes,

Mountains:

Slide Mountain,

Ridges:

Heavenly Ridge,

Rivers:

Little Nelchina River,

Streams:

Barnette Creek, Bottley Creek, Cache Creek, Eureka Creek, Old Man Creek,

Cities:

Nelchina,