Information About

Rainbow River

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 34' 9.001" N,
154 ° 49' 0.998" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Newhalen

Elevation

220 ft (67.06 m)

Rainbow River in Detail.

About

heads at central terminus of Serpent Tongue Glacier, flows NW to Savonoski River, on Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 21 mi. NE of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range

History

So named in 1923 by R. H. Sargent's U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) party "because six rainbows were seen there."

Topo Maps

Mt Katmai (1948), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mount Katmai C-3 (1951), Mount Katmai C-3 (1951), Mount Katmai C-3 (1951),

Places Near Rainbow River

Cities:

Nauklak,

Glaciers:

Serpent Tongue Glacier,

Parks:

Katmai National Park,

Rivers:

Rainbow River,

Streams:

Gorge Creek,

Waterfalls:

Wolverine Falls,