Information About

Fox River

Quick Facts

Region:

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City:

Homer

Elevation:

7 ft (2.13 m)

About

on Kenai Peninsula, heads at terminus of Cherof Glacier, flows SW of Homer, Cook Inlet Low. 27 miles long.

History of Fox River

Name reported by Dall (1895, pl. 51) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and may have been named for Theodore Fox, Vice-President of the North Pacific Mining and Transportation Co., which was operating in Kachemak Bay in 1894.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia D-3 (1951), Seldovia D-3 (1951), Seldovia D-3 (1951), Seldovia D-3 (1953), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia D-3 SW (1987),

Places Near Fox River

Cities:

Aurora,

Bars:

Aurora Spit, Glacier Spit, Glacier Spit,

Bays:

Aurora Lagoon, Bear Cove, Halibut Cove, Mallard Bay, Rustys Lagoon,

Glaciers:

Dixon Glacier, Grewingk Glacier, Portlock Glacier,

Islands:

Bear Island, Chugachik Island, Pedersen Island,

Lakes:

Bradley Lake, Caribou Lake, Circle Lake, Eagle Lake, Loon Lake, Packwood Lake, Snowshoe Lake,

Mountains:

Iceworm Peak, Ptarmigan Head,

Mountain Ranges:

Caribou Hills,

Ridges:

Boxcar Hills,

Rivers:

Bradley River, Fox River, Martin River,

Streams:

Battle Creek, Clearwater Slough, Cottonwood Creek, Cytex Creek, Eastland Creek, Falls Creek, Fox Creek, Grewingk Creek, Halibut Creek, Humpy Creek, Moose Creek, Sheep Creek, Swift Creek,

Routes:

Alpine Ridge Trail, Emerald Lake Camp Trail, Emerald Lake Spur Trail, Emerald Lake Trail, Glacier Lake Trail, Goat Rope Spur Trail, Grewingk Glacier Trail, Humpy Creek Trail, Lagoon Trail, Mallard Bay Trail, Rusty's Lagoon Trail, Saddle Trail,

Cities:

Fox River, Kachemak Silo,