Information About

West Fork Nizina River

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 30' 43.999" N,
142 ° 33' 46.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

1900 ft (579.12 m)

West Fork Nizina River in Detail.

About

heads at terminus of West Fork Glacier and flows SE to Nizina River, 18 mi. NE of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1922 by F. H. Moffit (Smith and others, 1930, p. 144), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

West Fork Nizina River Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near West Fork Nizina River.

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy C-5 (1993), McCarthy C-5 SE (2017),

Places Near West Fork Nizina River

Cities:

Nizina, Skolai, Sourdough,

Bars:

Peavine Bar,

Capes:

Spruce Point,

Glaciers:

Nizina Glacier, Regal Glacier, Rex Glacier, West Fork Glacier,

Islands:

Squaw Island,

Locales:

Nizia,

Mine:

Binocular Prospect, Green Butte Mine, Nelson Prospect, Nikolai Mine, Radovan Prospect,

Mountains:

Chimney Mountain, Chitistone Mountain, Green Butte, Mount Holmes, Joshua Green Peak, Nikolai Butte, Nizina Mountain, Sourdough Peak, Tinplate Hill, Williams Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Hancock Pass, Nikolai Pass,

Ridges:

Lime Butte, Sourdough Hill,

Rivers:

Chitistone River, West Fork Nizina River,

Streams:

Amphitheatre Creek, Boulder Creek, Chititu Creek, Copper Creek, Dan Creek, Doubtful Creek, Eagle Creek, East Fork McCarthy Creek, Glacier Creek, Grotto Creek, Gurkin Creek, Lake Creek, Lime Springs Creek, May Creek, Moonshine Creek, Nikolai Creek, Skolai Creek, Texas Creek, Young Creek,

Valleys:

Boulder Gulch, Crumb Gulch, Idaho Gulch, Kaufman Gulch, Nikolai Gulch, Pack Gulch, Pollard Gulch, Radar Gulch, Radovan Gulch, Sawmill Gulch, Seattle Gulch, Sheep Gulch, Sunday Gulch,

Cities:

May Creek,