Information About

Windy River

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 23' 2" N,
151 ° 24' 55.001" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Homer

Tributary to

Rocky River

Length

5.5 mi (8.85 km)

Elevation

295 ft (89.92 m)

Windy River in Detail.

About

on Kenai Perino., 2.5 mi. to Rocky River, 11 mi. SE of Seldovia, Chugach Mts.

History

Local name reported by A. C. Gill (in Martin and others, 1918, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia B-4 (1951), Seldovia B-4 (1951), Seldovia B-4 (1951), Seldovia B-4 (1953), Seldovia B-4 (1953), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia B-4 (1981), Seldovia B-4 NW (1987),

Places Near Windy River

Cities:

Ostrovski,

Bars:

Archimandritof Shoals, Lancashire Rocks, MacDonald Spit, McKeon Rock,

Bays:

China Poot Bay, Chugach Bay, Jakolof Bay, Kasitsna Bay, Little Tutka Bay, Neptune Bay, Peterson Bay, Picnic Harbor, Qikutulig Bay, Rocky Bay, Rosies Bight, Sadie Cove, San Juan Cove, Silver Creek, Touglaalek Bay, Tutka Bay, Tutka Bay Lagoon, Windy Bay,

Capes:

Anisom Point, Gomez Point, Nubble Point, Peterson Point,

Channels:

Eldred Passage, The Narrows,

Flats:

McKeon Flats,

Islands:

Aleutika Island, Cohen Island, Cronin Island, Grass Island, Gull Island, Herring Islands, Hesketh Island, Ismailof Island, Mermaid Island, San Juan, San Juan Island, Sixty-foot Rock, Yukon Island,

Lakes:

China Poot Lake, Rocky Lake, Seldovia Lake,

Mine:

Kenai Chrome Mine,

Mountains:

Badger Hill, Cone Mountain, Mount Mills, Red Mountain,

Peaks:

Sadie Peak,

Ridges:

Grace Ridge,

Rivers:

Rocky River, Windy River, Wosnesenski River,

Streams:

Jakolof Creek, Port Dick Creek, Quiet Creek, Stonehocker Creek,

Routes:

China Poot Lake Cabin Trail, Coalition Loop Trail, Coalition Trail, Grace Ridge Trail, Hatchery Trail, North Sadie Knob Trail, Sadie Cove Landing Trail, Sadie Knob Spur Trail, Sea Star Cove Cabin Trail, South Sadie Knob Trail, Tutka Lake Trail, West Cabin Trail, Wosnesenski River Trail,

Cities:

Halibut Cove, Jakolof Bay,