Yukon River Alaska Map
Ooghekuhno pronunciation in koyukon kuuyukaq in inupiaq is a 425 mile 684 km tributary of the yukon river in the u s.
Yukon river alaska map. A run of this size should meet escapement goals but the surplus for harvest is limited so fishermen should adjust their chinook salmon goals to about half of what they harvested last year. Third longest river in north america flowing northwest from the coastal range mountains of northern british columbia through the yukon territory and alaska to the bering sea. 2020 yukon river salmon summer fishery announcement 34 subdistrict 5 d subsistence fishing schedule. The canadian origin chinook salmon run size is projected to be near the midpoint of the pre season forecast range of 59 000 99 000 fish.
Atlin chetwynd dawson creek fort nelson fort st. The river with headwaters above the. While denali and the alaskan glaciers are stunning and magnificent interior alaska is truly the heart of alaska and the yukon tanana uplands are the heart of the interior. Km 323 800 sq.
The watershed s total drainage area is 840 000 sq. The kokukuk river people massacred a large part of the population of nulato on february 16 1851 during the athapaskan uprising. The koyukuk river ˈ k aɪ ə k ʊ k. The blm alaska fire service midnight sun hotshots constructed a saw line and set up a system of water hoses around a native allotment to protect it from the sheenjek river fire 296 burning about 46 miles north of fort yukon.
Upper yukon area. The ogilvie mountains form the valley wall to the north and after 40 miles the forty mile river enters on river left. Dawson city watson lake whitehorse campbell region faro ross river klondike region carmacks dawson city pelly crossing stewart crossing silver trail keno city mayo kluane region beaver creek burwash landing destruction bay haines junction north yukon eagle plains old crow southern lakes region carcross marsh lake mount lorne tagish teslin. Citation needed in 1838 the russian explorer malakov established a trading post in nulato.
Km in canada and it discharges 195 cubic kilometers of water per year. It is the last major tributary entering the yukon before the larger river empties into the bering sea. About 20 of this region is swampy lowland area with the southern. From forty mile it is about 110 miles to eagle where the next access road is found.
After the alaska purchase a united states military telegraph line was constructed along the north side of the yukon river. Its overall length is 3185 kilometers km with 1149 km within canadian borders. Chicken eagle haines skagway tok. The yukon tanana uplands are a region of small mountains and hills in the east central part of the state that is bounded on the east by canada on the north by the yukon river and on the south by the yukon s greatest tributary the tanana river.
The yukon river is the longest river in yukon alaska. Rising at the confluence of the north fork koyukuk river with the middle fork koyukuk river it flows generally southwest to meet the larger yukon river at koyukuk.