Information About

Little Nelchina River

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

Eureka

Tributary to:

Nelchina River

Length:

43 mi (69.2 km)

Elevation:

2119 ft (645.87 m)

About

heads at 620600N1474900W, flows SE to Nelchina River, 1.5 mi. N of Twin Lakes and 61 mi. NW of Valdez, Copper River Basin

History of Little Nelchina River

Captain E. F. Glenn, USA, named this river in 1898 "Bubb Creek" and gave its Ahtena Indian name "Taiklano." It was called "Nelchina River" in 1906 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and later "Little Nelchina" River (Moffit, 1915, fig. 3).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Valdez D-8 (1949), Valdez D-8 (1949), Valdez D-8 (1949), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez D-8 (1952), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez D-8 (1993), Valdez D-8 NW (2016),

Places Near Little Nelchina River

Lakes:

Bear Lake, Carrot Lake, Fossil Lake, John Lake, Kelly Lake, Lake L620238W467035, Nelchina Bench Lake, Old Man Lake, Planaria Lake, Snowshoe Lake, Twin Lakes,

Mountains:

Slide Mountain,

Ridges:

Heavenly Ridge,

Rivers:

Little Nelchina River,

Streams:

Barnette Creek, Bottley Creek, Cache Creek, Eureka Creek, Old Man Creek,

Cities:

Nelchina,