Information About

Nelchina River

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 56' 33" N,
146 ° 26' 8.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Eureka

Tributary to

Tazlina River

Tributaries

Nelchina Glacier,

Tributaries

Little Nelchina River,

Length

28 mi (45.06 km)

Elevation

1785 ft (544.07 m)

Nelchina River in Detail.

About

heads in Nelchina Glacier, flows N and SE to Tazlina Lake, 1.6 mi. SW of Mouth of Endeltna Creek and 58 mi. N of Valdez, Copper River Basin.

History

Indian name adopted by miners. This stream was originally the upper part of the Tazlina River. The name "Nelchina" was applied to a tributary now called Little Nelchina Creek.

Topo Maps

Valdez D-7 (1949), Valdez D-7 (1949), Valdez D-7 (1949), Valdez D-7 (1951), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez D-7 (1993), Valdez D-7 NE (2016),

Places Near Nelchina River

Cities:

Matanuska,

Lakes:

Arizona Lake, Buffalo Lake, Crater Lake, D J Lake, Fish Lake, Forgotten Lake, Gergie Lake, Hiah Lake, High Lake, Junction Lake, Lake L620498W4649, Lila Lake, Little Crater Lake, Little Junction Lake, Nickoli Lake, Old Road Lake, Peanut Lake, Round Lake, Ryan Lake, Smokey Lake, Sucker Lake, Tawawe Lake, Tazlina Lake, Tex Smith Lake,

Rivers:

Nelchina River,

Streams:

Kaina Creek, Klanelneechena Creek, Mendeltna Creek, Tokaina Creek, Woods Creek,

Cities:

Mendeltna, Mendeltna Lodge,