Information About

Grand Wash River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Grand Wash River on The Map

Location

59 ° 50' 52.001" N,
139 ° 47' 8.999" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

7 mi (11.27 km)

Grand Wash River in Detail.

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

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.

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:

Kwik Delta,

Bars:

Gilbert Spit,

Bays:

Disenchantment Bay, Yakutat Bay,

Beaches:

Logan Beach,

Capes:

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

Cliffs:

Logan Bluffs,

Glaciers:

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

Islands:

Krutoi Island, Otmeloi Island, Strawberry Island,

Lakes:

Aka Lake,

Mountains:

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

Mountain Passes:

Floral Pass,

Rivers:

Grand Wash River,

Streams:

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