by CoastView | Sep 3, 2023 | 2023, Historical, Islands, Rivers, Washington
James Island has an elevation of over 160 feet (50 m) and is located at the mouth of the Quillayute River, about 32 miles (52 km) south of Neah Bay and 0.6 miles (1 km) west of La Push, Washington. The island reputedly was named for Francis Wilcox James, a lighthouse...
by CoastView | Sep 2, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Embayments, Rivers
Dam Creek flows south for 5 miles (8 km) from the southwest flank of Mount Iliamna to merge with West Glacier Creek near the head of Chinitna Bay, about 62 miles (100 km) northwest of Homer and 44 miles (71 km) southeast of Port Alsworth, Alaska. The local name was...
by CoastView | Aug 27, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, August 2026, Communities, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Pleasantside.mp3 Glacier Creek rises on an unnamed glacier on the south flank of Goat Mountain in the Chugach Mountains and flows 10 miles (16 km) southwest to Turnagain Arm near Girdwood,...
by CoastView | Aug 24, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, August 2026, Coastal Features, Hatcheries, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BlindSlough.mp3 Blind Slough is a roughly 4-mile (6.5 km) estuary that forms the lower reach of the Blind River, which flows northwest across Mitkof Island to Wrangell Narrows, about 24 miles...
by CoastView | Aug 20, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, August 2026, Communities, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BelugaRiver.mp3 The Beluga River rises at Beluga Lake, fed largely by meltwater from the Triumvirate Glacier, and flows roughly 30 miles (48 km) southeast to Cook Inlet, about 46 miles (74 km)...
by CoastView | Aug 18, 2023 | 2026, August 2026, Beaches, California, Historical, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AndersonCreek.mp3 Anderson Gulch is a small watershed on the Lost Coast of Northern California, within the Sinkyone Wilderness, between Northport Gulch and Dark Gulch, about 9 miles (15 km)...
