Information About

Grand Wash River

Grand Wash River

Quick Facts

Region:

Yakutat

Nearest City:

Yakutat

Length:

7 mi (11.27 km)

About

braided stream, flows S 7 mi. between Malaspina and Lucia Glaciers to Yakutat Bay, 4.5 mi. SW to mouth of Esker Stream and 21 mi. N of Yakutat; St. Elias Mts.

History of Grand Wash River

local descriptive name reported by Baker (1906, p. 284), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as a variant of Kwik River. Name is now applied to the lower and braided part of the Kwik River.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-5 SW (2017),

Places Near Grand Wash River

Areas:

Bars:

Bays:

Disenchantment Bay, Yakutat Bay,

Beaches:

Capes:

Point Latouche, Bancas Point, Blizhni Point, Kooisk Point, Northeast Point,

Cliffs:

Glaciers:

Atrevida Glacier, Black Glacier, Galiano Glacier, Latouche Glacier, Lucia Glacier, Turner Glacier,

Islands:

Krutoi Island, Otmeloi Island, Strawberry Island,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Amphitheater Knob, Floral Hills, Lucia Nunatak, Terrace Point,

Mountain Passes:

Rivers:

Grand Wash River,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Esker Stream, Humpback Creek, Indian Camp Creek, Kame Stream, Kwik Stream, Lucia Stream, Sudden Stream,