Information About

Tonsina River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map

Location

61 ° 38' 29" N,
144 ° 37' 5.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Kenny Lake

Tributary to

Copper River

Tributaries

Little Tonsina River,

Tributaries

Glacier Creek,

Length

56 mi (90.12 km)

Elevation

577 ft (175.87 m)

Fatalities

1

Wildlife

Arctic Grayling, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Sockeye Salmon

Tonsina River in Detail.

About

heads at terminus of Tonsina Glacier, flows NE through Tonsina Lake, to Copper River, 66 mi. NE of Valdez, Chugach Mts.

History

Indian name recoreded in 1885 by Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 46) USA, as "Tonsina Creek," on his map, and as "Konsina" in his text.

Fatalities

On August 9, 2021, 1 person died while kayaking. Read More

Topo Maps

Valdez C-2 (1951), Valdez C-2 (1951), Valdez C-2 (1951), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez C-2 (1953), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez C-2 (1996), Valdez C-2 NW (2016),

Places Near Tonsina River

Cities:

Taral,

Cities:

Chitina,

Routes:

Chitna Route,

Lakes:

Dadina Lake, First Lake, Lost Lake, Second Lake, Third Lake, Three Mile Lake, Town Lake,

Rivers:

Cheshnina River, Chetaslina River, Chitina River, East Fork Chetaslina River, Kotsina River, Tonsina River,

Streams:

Eskilida Creek, Fivemile Creek, Fox Creek, Horse Creek, Hundell Creek, Kuslina Creek, Liberty Creek, O-Brien Creek, Taral Creek, Tenas Creek,

Cities:

Lower Tonsina,

Waterfalls:

Liberty Falls,