Description
Tonsina River is located heads at terminus of Tonsina Glacier, flows NE through Tonsina Lake, to Copper River, 66 mi. NE of Valdez, Chugach Mts.
History
Indian name recoreded in 1885 by Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 46) USA, as "Tonsina Creek," on his map, and as "Konsina" in his text.