by CoastView | May 13, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Kachemak, Land Use, May 2026, Natural History, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/DiamondCreek.mp3 Diamond Creek starts at an elevation of about 1,000 feet (305 m) on the southern Kenai Peninsula and drains a watershed of 3,424 acres (1,386 ha) while flowing generally west...
by CoastView | May 7, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Coastal Features, Embayments, Kachemak, Land Use, May 2026, Natural History, Parks, Waterfalls
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/TutkaBay.mp3 Tutka Bay is a deglaciated fjord extending 8.5 miles (14 km) from Eldred Passage to the estuary of an unnamed river in Kachemak Bay State Park, about 18 miles (29 km) south-east...
by CoastView | May 1, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Embayments, Kachemak, May 2026, Natural History, Parks, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/McKeonFlats.mp3 McKeon Flats is formed by the Wosnesenski River, which flows into Neptune Bay on the south shore of Kachemak Bay on the Kenai Peninsula, about 14 miles (23 km) north-east of...
by CoastView | Apr 22, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, April 2026, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Kachemak, Land Use, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BelugaSlough.mp3 Beluga Slough is formed by Bishops Beach and is the tidal estuary of a historical stream called Palmer Creek that drained a watershed on the southern flank of Diamond Ridge on...
by CoastView | Apr 15, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, April 2026, Embayments, Islands, Kachemak, Land Use, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/FlatIsland.mp3 The Flat Islands are situated about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) offshore and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Point Bede on the Kenai Peninsula along the southern shore of Kachemak Bay in...
by CoastView | Apr 8, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, April 2026, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Kachemak, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/FoxRiver.mp3 Fox River starts at the terminus of Chernof Glacier in the Kenai Mountains at an elevation of 1,100 feet (335 m) and flows north-west for 11 miles (18 km), then south-west for 16...