Information About

Wernicke River

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 15' 0" N,
144 ° 30' 0" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Chitina

Elevation

449 ft (136.86 m)

Wernicke River in Detail.

About

flows W 8 mi. long to the Copper River, 45 mi. N of Katalla, Chugach Mts.

History

Named by Lawrence Martin in 1910, for L. Wernicke "one of the engineers building the Copper River and Northwestern Railway".

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959),
Places Near Wernicke River
Cities:

Redwood,

Archipelagos:

Martin Islands,

Bars:

Softuk Bar,

Bays:

Katalla Bay, Redwood Bay, Softuk Lagoon, Strawberry Harbor,

Capes:

Point Martin, Point Hey, Cave Point, Palm Point, Strawberry Point, Windy Point,

Channels:

Okalee Channel,

Islands:

Fox Island, Kanak Island, Whale Island,

Lakes:

Bering Lake, Lake Kahuntla, Little Martin Lake, Martin Lake, Lake Tokun,

Mountains:

Mount Hazelet, Mount Lazier, Lone Baldy, Ragged Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Katalla Slough, Mirror Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Don Miller Hills,

Rivers:

Katalla River, Martin River Slough, Wernicke River,

Streams:

Arvesta Creek, Barrett Creek, Basin Creek, Burls Creek, Chilkat Creek, Clear Creek, Dick Creek, Falls Creek, Falls Eagle, Marys Creek, Mitcher Creek, Oil Creek, Powers Creek, Puffy Creek, Puffy Slough, Redwood Creek, Split Creek,

Cities:

Katalla,