Information About

Wernicke River

Wernicke River

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 449 ft (136.86 m)
About

flows W 8 mi. long to the Copper River, 45 mi. N of Katalla, Chugach Mts.

History of Wernicke River

Named by Lawrence Martin in 1910, for L. Wernicke "one of the engineers building the Copper River and Northwestern Railway".