Information About

Big River

Quick Facts

Region:

Kodiak Island

Nearest City:

Port Lions

About

heads 7.4 mi. W of Kaguyak Volcano, in Katmai National Monument, on NE coast of Alaska Peninsula flows E to Shelikof Strait, 46 mi. NE of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range;

History of Big River

Local descriptive name reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Afognak C-6 (1951), Afognak C-6 (1951), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952),

Places Near Big River

Cities:

Kaguyak,

Archipelagos:

Shakun Islets,

Bays:

Hallo Bay, Swikshak Bay, Swikshak Lagoon,

Capes:

Cape Chiniak, Cape Nukshak,

Craters:

Kaguyak Crater,

Islands:

Ninagiak Island, Shakun Rock,

Rivers:

Big River, Ninagiak River, Swikshak River,

Streams:

Hallo Creek, Hook Creek,