The Lowe River is a long river in

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. It begins at glacier known as ''Deserted Glacier'' in the

Chugach Mountains The Chugach Mountains of southern Alaska are the northernmost of the several mountain ranges that make up the Pacific Coast Ranges of the western edge of North America. The range is about long and wide, and extends from the Knik and Turnag ...

. The upper river then passes through Heiden Canyon before meeting and paralleling the

Richardson Highway The Richardson Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska, running 368 miles (562 km) and connecting Valdez to Fairbanks. It is marked as Alaska Route 4 from Valdez to Delta Junction and as Alaska Route 2 from there to Fairbank ...

. Following this, it enters the narrow and steeply walled Keystone Canyon, which marks the transition between the upper and lower river. The lower river exits the canyon and turns northwest into a broad valley approximately 10 miles in length. It finally flows into the head of

Port Valdez Port Valdez is a fjord of Prince William Sound in Alaska, United States. Its main settlement is Valdez, located near the head of the bay. It marks the southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ...

, an arm of

Prince William Sound Prince William Sound ( Sugpiaq: ''Suungaaciq'') is a sound off the Gulf of Alaska on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula. Its largest port is Valdez, at the southern terminus of the ...

near Valdez. It was named by William R. Abercrombie in honor of Lt. Perceval Lowe, a member of an exploratory mission in the area led by Abercrombie.

The Milepost ''The Milepost'' is an extensive guide book covering Alaska, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and British Columbia. It was first published in 1949 as a guide about traveling along the Alaska Highway, often locally referred to as "The ALCAN" ...

, 59th edition, page 458,

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