Information About

Glacial River

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Location

57 ° 15' 38.999" N,
134 ° 59' 39.998" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Sitka

Length

9 mi (14.48 km)

Elevation

43 ft (13.11 m)

Glacial River in Detail.

About

heads at terminus of a glacier, flows N to South Arm Kelp Bay, on NE coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch. 9 miles long.

History

Descriptive name published in 1910 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8250.

Topo Maps

Sitka B-3 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka B-3 (1951), Sitka B-3 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka B-3 (1997), Sitka B-3 SW (2017),

Places Near Glacial River

Cities:

Sitkoh,

Archipelagos:

Eva Islands,

Areas:

Sawmill Creek Recreational Area,

Bars:

Coleman Reef, Midway Reef, Morris Reef, Plover Rock,

Bays:

The Basin, Cosmos Cove, Echo Cove, Ell Cove, Hanus Bay, Kasnyku Bay, Kelp Bay, Lindenberg Harbor, Middle Arm Kelp Bay, Saook Bay, South Arm Kelp Bay, Takatz Bay, Warm Spring Bay, Warm Springs Bay, Waterfall Cove,

Capes:

Point Lull, Point Moses, Point Thatcher, Point Turbot, Point Craven, Point Hanus, Point Kennedy, Deer Point, False Lindenberg Head, Lindenberg Head, North Point, North Point, Portage Point, Saook Point, South Point,

Channels:

Portage Arm, Thatcher Channel,

Cliffs:

Graystone Cliff, White Cliff,

Dams:

Blue Lake Dam,

Islands:

Catherine Island, Crow Island, Dead Tree Island, Fairway Island, McClellan Rock, O-Neil Island, Pond Island, Reshimosti Island, Round Island, Svensen Rock, Takatz Islands, Traders Island, White Rock, Yellow Rock, Zubof Rock,

Lakes:

Lake Eva, Baranof Lake, Beaver Lake, Glacier Lake, Goat Lake, Hidden Falls Lake, Hogan Lake, Kasnyku Lake, Sadie Lake, Salt Lagoon, Takatz Lake,

Mountains:

Bahovec Peak, Bahovec Peak, Mount Bassie, Bear Mountain, Clarence Kramer Peak, Mount Furuhelm, Mount Katlian,

Rivers:

Baranof River, Clear River, Glacial River,

Streams:

Cutthroat Creek, Kasnyku Creek, Takatz Creek,

Routes:

Blue Lake to Glacier Lake Trail, Herring Cove Trail, Lake Eva Trail,

Cities:

Baranof, Todd,

Waterfalls:

Hidden Falls, Kasnyku Falls,