61 ° 36' 37.001" N,
142 ° 29' 29" W
Valdez-Cordova (CA)
2333 ft (711.1 m)
Heading in the moraine of a glacier, just NE of Nizina Mountain, and flowing ESE to the W side of Nizina Glacier near its terminal end, 17 mi. NE of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts. 2.2 miles long.
HistoryNamed in 1962 by E. M. MacKevett, Jr., and D. L. Jones, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) because the stream heads in a spectacular basin-like feature termed the amphitheatre.
Nizina Glacier, Regal Glacier, Rohn Glacier, Shelter Valley Glacier, Whiskey Hill Glacier,
Islands:Mountains:Chimney Mountain, Chitistone Mountain, Nizina Mountain, Tinplate Hill,
Mountain Passes:Mountain Ranges:Rivers:Chitistone River, West Fork Nizina River,
Streams:Amphitheatre Creek, Doubtful Creek, Glacier Creek, Grotto Creek, Gurkin Creek, Lime Springs Creek, Moonshine Creek, Skolai Creek, Toby Creek,
Valleys: