Description
Tsina River is located heads in glacier, flows E 24 mi. to Tiekel River, 0.7 mi. SE of mouth of Stuart Creek and 34 mi. NE of Valdez; Chugach Mts.
History
Ahtena Indian name meaning "bent (crooked) river (tsa i-na)" spelled "Tsaina" by F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 1898 and as "China" by Captain W. R. Abercrombie, USA, the same year.