Information About

Rainbow River

Quick Facts

Region:

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City:

Newhalen

Elevation:

220 ft (67.06 m)

About

heads at central terminus of Serpent Tongue Glacier, flows NW to Savonoski River, on Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 21 mi. NE of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range

History of Rainbow River

So named in 1923 by R. H. Sargent's U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) party "because six rainbows were seen there."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mt Katmai (1948), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mt Katmai (1951), Mount Katmai C-3 (1951), Mount Katmai C-3 (1951), Mount Katmai C-3 (1951),

Places Near Rainbow River

Cities:

Nauklak,

Glaciers:

Serpent Tongue Glacier,

Parks:

Katmai National Park,

Rivers:

Rainbow River,

Streams:

Gorge Creek,

Waterfalls:

Wolverine Falls,