Wolverine River Alaska Map

Although almost anywhere in alaska it s possible to catch a wild salmon and see a bear few places can guarantee it especially in a six hour visit.

Wolverine river alaska map. The summer from the second week of june through late august. 148 84641 takeout location gps coordinates. Whitewater rafting and. Blue dot put in red dot take out above map supplied by wanan w copyright putin location gps coordinates.

Not only is it interesting that both species of bear are found here but it s also a. The starting location is a short drive from anchorage if you re not familiar with the area there s a road map further down the page. Map dream trip. Back to wolverine creek main page.

The wolverine river also appears in her first book the snow child where it s a stand in for the. Floatplanes will drop you off here at big river lake which is a 30 minute flight from soldotna and 50 minutes from anchorage. Alaska department of fish and game p o. Otter is the largest of the seven big river lakes.

Class v 8 miles. You ll find both brown bears and black bears here feeding on sockeye and silver salmon that come to this lake and then spawn in wolverine creek. Wolverine river from mapcarta the free map. The upper river to matanuska river stretch of wolverine creek in alaska is 8 miles long and is according to american whitewater a class v section of whitewater.

Hotels near wolverine creek alaska. 8th street juneau ak 99811 5526. Wolverine creek and the east fork of big river receive the primary runs of big river sockeye. My first version of the map had the wolverine river and trail river much more closely resembling the copper and chitina rivers but when i re read the text i found that the travel times in the story required more space between the upper canyon and the start of the trail river.

After consulting more with eowyn i re drew that whole area and pulled the river further west while i was at it. Wolverine creek is a small clear flowing tributary stemming from wolverine lake and cascades less than 2 miles through a boulder strewn valley where it dumps into redoubt bay and big river lake. Box 115526 1255 w. Where wolverine creek flows into the lake it pushes the cloudy glacial water back and creates a sizable pocket of clear water.

By contrast in most other streams salmon are available to bears and anglers for only a few weeks annually. Alaska whitewater wolverine creek matanuska susitna county upper river to matanuska river section whitewater kayaking rafting and paddling information. This reveals thousands of fresh alaska sockeye schooling in the shallows. Redoubt bay wolverine creek.

Range map of wolverine in the state of alaska. Wolverine river is a stream in manitoba. This is the lure of this tiny mountain stream which holds epic size schools of ocean bright sockeye and silver salmon. Us whitewater alaska wolverine creek wolverine creek alaska matanuska susitna county upper river to matanuska river section road map.

It lies at the mouth of wolverine creek where it enters otter lake. Big river lake and wolverine creek offer a wealth of attractions visitors yearn for and few will leave disappointed. 149 032 high quality topo map click here. By the cove is unusual in having an abundance of salmon throughout the summer from the second week of june through late august.