Information About

Tonsina River

Tonsina River

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

Kenny Lake

Tributary to:

Copper River

Length:

56 mi (90.12 km)

Elevation:

577 ft (175.87 m)

Fatalities:

1

Tributaries:

Little Tonsina River,

Tributaries:

Glacier Creek,

Wildlife:

About

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

History of Tonsina River

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

August 9, 2021

1 person died

kayaking

Found on the following 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:

Cities:

Routes:

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:

Waterfalls: