Information About

Abandoned River

Abandoned River

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

McCarthy

Elevation:

89 ft (27.13 m)

About

Heads at the S end of Hanna Lake and W of Tsivat Lake, SE of Bering Glacier, flows NE to SW into Vitas Lake.

History of Abandoned River

Name describes the instability of the feature, and its tendency to be abandoned at times of glacial retreat.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier A-7 (1984), Bering Glacier A-7 NE (2016),

Places Near Abandoned River

Bays:

Foottrack Cove,

Capes:

Arrowhead Point,

Glaciers:

Bering Glacier, Bering Lobe, Kaliakh Lobe,

Islands:

The Wallypogs, Bentwood Island, Beringia Novaya, Peat Falls Island, Pointed Island, Tsitus Island, Weeping Peat Island, Whaleback Island,

Lakes:

Hanna Lake, Midimber Lake, Tsiu Lake, Tsivat Lake, Vitus Lake,

Mountain Passes:

Grindle Gap, Tsivat Outlet,

Mountain Ranges:

Ridges:

Donald Ridge, Override Ridge,

Rivers:

Abandoned River, Midtimber River, Tsiu River, Tsivat River,