Information About

Kings River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kings River on The Map

Location

60 ° 27' 6.998" N,
148 ° 42' 15.998" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Whittier

Kings River in Detail.

About

flows SE 10 mi. to head of Kings Bay, 23 mi. S of Whittier; Chugach Mts.

History

local name reported in 1908 by U.S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "for a prospector who has a cabin at the mouth."

Topo Maps

Seward B-5 (1951), Seward B-5 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward B-5 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward B-5 (1996),
Places Near Kings River
Bays:

Kings Bay,

Capes:

Kings Point,

Glaciers:

Applegate Glacier, Beloit Glacier, Blackstone Glacier, Claremont Glacier, Cotterell Glacier, Falling Glacier, Glacier G211143E60281N, Kings Glacier, Langdon Glacier, Lawrence Glacier, Marquette Glacier, Rainy Glacier, Sargent Ice Field, Spencer Glacier, Taylor Glacier, Wolverine Glacier,

Mountains:

Crown Peak,

Rivers:

Kings River, Nellie Juan River,

Streams:

Wolverine Creek,