Information About

Nizina River

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

McCarthy

Tributary to:

Chitina River

Length:

37 mi (59.55 km)

Elevation:

899 ft (274.02 m)

Fatalities:

2

Tributaries:

Chitistone River, Kennicott River,

Wildlife:

About

In the Wrangell Mountains, flows S and W 37 mi. from Nizina Glacier to the Chitina River, 19.3 km (12 mi) SW of McCarthy.

History of Nizina River

Indian name reported by Hayes (1892, p. 124); "We camped on a stream flowing into the Pacific. tributary of the Chittenah (Chitina), or eastern branch of Copper river."

Fatalities

August 7, 2017	1 person died	hiking	Read More
October 1, 1990	1 person died	atving	Read More

Found on the following Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy B-6 (1959), McCarthy B-6 (1959), McCarthy B-6 (1959), McCarthy B-6 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy B-6 (1994), McCarthy B-6 SW (2017),

Places Near Nizina River

Lakes:

Camel Lake, Crystal Lake, Hidden Creek Lake, Lakina Lake, Long Lake, Ruth Lake, Sunshine Lake, Upper Hanagita Lakes, Wheat Lake,

Mountains:

Fireweed Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Crystalline Hills,

Rivers:

Chakina River, Klu River, Nizina River, West Fork Chakina River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Fall Creek, Fohlin Creek, Gold Creek, Hidden Creek, Mill Creek, Monahan Creek, Steamboat Creek, Tractor Creek,

Valleys:

Glacier Gulch,

Nizina River Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Nizina River.