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Nelson Bay

Nelson Bay

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
About

at delta of Rude River, 9 mi. NE of Cordova, Chugach Mts.

History of Nelson Bay

Name published in 1959 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); derived from the proposed townsite of Nelson, which was never built.

Places Near Nelson Bay
Cities:

Eyak,

Bars:

Fleming Spit, North Rock, South Rock,

Bays:

Deep Bay, Eccles Lagoon, Middle Arm, Mud Bay, Nelson Bay, Odiak Slough, Shipyard Bay, Three Mile Bay,

Capes:

Knot Point, Saddle Point, Salmo Point, Shepard Point,

Channels:

The Narrows, Odiak Channel, Orca Channel, Western Channel,

Cities:

Cordova,

Dams:

Apw Dam Number 1, APW Dam Number 2, Eyak Lake Dam, Humpback Creek Number 1 Dam, Humpback Creek Number 2 Dam, Humpback Creek Number 3 Dam, Meals Lake Dam,

Glaciers:

Cordova Glacier, Glacier G214260E60794N, Glacier G214282E60871N, Glacier G214285E60829N, Glacier G214286E60849N, Glacier G214289E60837N, Glacier G214291E60861N, Glacier G214364E60797N,

Islands:

Boy Scout Island, Channel Islands, Grass Island, Mavis Island, North Island, Observation Island, Spike Island,

Lakes:

Beaver Lake, Cabin Lake, Corser Lake, Crater Lake, Lake Elsner, Eyak Lake, Ibeck Pond, Island Lake, Meals Lake, Meeks Pond, Middle Lake, Milton Lake, Odiak Lagoon, Rude Lake, Scout Lake, Sellen Lake, Siamese Lakes,

Mountains:

Mount Eccles, Mount Eyak, Heney Peak, Kelly Mountain, Mount Robert Korn, Mount Shiels, Snyder Mountain, Tripod Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Big Glacier, Center Slough, Joe Reeves Slough, Johnson Slough, Little Glacier Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Heney Range,

Rivers:

Eyak River, Rude River, Scott River,

Streams:

Big Glacier Slough,

Streams:

Beartrail Creek, Boulder Creek, Currin Slough, Deep Creek, Eccles Creek, Fleming Creek, Government Slough, Hartney Creek, Heney Creek, Humpback Creek, Ibeck Creek, Lydick Slough, Mountain Slough, Nicolet Creek, Parson Falls Creek, Power Creek, Raging Creek, Robinson Falls Creek, Rogue Creek, Simpson Creek, Snyder Falls Creek, Wesley Falls Creek,

Routes:

Eyak Trail, Lake Elsner Trail,

Cities:

Crystal Falls, Orca,

Waterfalls:

Ohman Falls,

Birds Sighted Here

Sorted by Most Common to Least Common Viewings

Glaucous-winged Gull, Black-legged Kittiwake, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Red-breasted Merganser, Green-winged Teal, Canada Goose, Common Gull, American Crow, Barrow's Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Bald Eagle, Mallard, Marbled Murrelet, American Robin, Harlequin Duck, Arctic Tern, Common Raven, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Surf Scoter, Horned Grebe, Whimbrel, Varied Thrush, American Wigeon, Common Merganser, Black Oystercatcher, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Song Sparrow, Least Sandpiper, Red-necked Phalarope, Pigeon Guillemot, Kittlitz's Murrelet, Bonaparte's Gull, Common Loon, Steller's Jay, Pacific Wren, Savannah Sparrow, Great Blue Heron