Information About

Tsiu River

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 4' 28.999" N,
143 ° 5' 12.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Tributary to

Tsivat River

Length

8 mi (12.87 km)

Elevation

16 ft (4.88 m)

Tsiu River in Detail.

About

heads in lake at 1950 Bering Glacier terminus, flows S to Gulf of Alaska, 24 mi. E of Cape Uakataga, Malaspina Coastal Plain

History

Indian name reported in 1904 by G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); originally applied to the Tsivat River; both names may be derived from the same source.

Topo Maps

Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier A-6 (1984), Bering Glacier A-6 SW (2016),
Places Near Tsiu River
Bays:

Foottrack Cove,

Islands:

Bentwood Island, Peat Falls Island, Tsitus Island, Weeping Peat Island,

Lakes:

Hanna Lake, Tsiu Lake, Tsivat Lake,

Mountain Passes:

Grindle Gap, Tsivat Outlet,

Mountain Ranges:

Grindle Hills,

Ridges:

Donald Ridge, Sint Hills,

Rivers:

Abandoned River, East Fork Tsivat River, Kosakuts River, Kulthieth River, Tsiu River, Tsivat River, West Fork Tsivat River,

Streams:

Odor Creek,