Glacier River
The Glacier River is a river 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Whittier near the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska.[1] It rises in a remote valley from a glacial meltwater lake from Twentymile glacier and flows out into a large, wide valley where it receives the water of the Carmen River. The river ends abruptly after 6.5 miles (10.5 km) as it is joined by the Twentymile River.[2] It was named by Captain E. F. Glenn in 1898.[3]
| Glacier River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| City | Anchorage |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Twentymile Glacier |
| Mouth | Twentymile River |
• location | Near Portage |
• coordinates | 60°53′43″N 148°54′33″W |
• elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Length | 6.5 mi (10.5 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Carmen River |
References
- "Alaska Topographic Maps by Topo Zone". TopoZone. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- http://alaska.guide/River/1422181/Glacier-River
- Orth, Donald J. (1967). Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 997.
usgs glacier river naming.
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