| Shoup Bay | |
|---|---|
  Shoup Bay | |
| Location | Prince William Sound, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 61°08′17″N 146°35′24″W / 61.138°N 146.590°W |
| Primary inflows | Shoup Glacier, McCallister Creek, Palmer Creek, Uno Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 3 mi (4.8 km) |
| Max. width | 2 mi (3.2 km) |
| Max. depth | ~200 ft (61 m) |
| Frozen | Never |
| Islands | 3 |
Shoup Bay is an inlet of Port Valdez inside the Valdez Arm of Prince William Sound in Alaska. steep-walled, flat-bottomed basin with a depth of approximately 200 ft.[1] described as a hanging valley that formed during more extensive Pleistocene glaciation.[2] Located eight miles west of Valdez, Alaska, United States, it is fed by Shoup Glacier, as well as McCallister Creek, Palmer Creek, and Uno Creek. The bay itself opens into the Valdez Narrows[3] and is included as part of the Shoup Bay State Marine Park.
- ^ Post, Austin (2021-04-27). "Preliminary Bathymetry of Shoup Basin and Late Holocene Changes of Shoup Glacier, Alaska" (PDF). US Geological Survey: Water-Resources Investigation Report 94-4093.
- ^ Tarr, R.S., and Martin, Lawrence (1914). Alaskan glacier studies of the National Geographic Society in the Yakutat Bay, Prince William Sound, and lower Copper River Regions. Washington, B.C., National Geographic Society. p. 498.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Shoup Bay". Alaska Guide. Retrieved 2021-04-27.