Information About

Klehini River

Klehini River

Quick Facts

Region:

Haines

Nearest City:

Haines

Tributary to:

Chilkat River

Length:

42 mi (67.59 km)

Elevation:

112 ft (34.14 m)

Tributaries:

Big Boulder Creek, Glacier Creek, Herman Creek, Jarvis Creek, Little Boulder Creek, Muncaster Creek, Porcupine Creek,

Wildlife:

About

Heads in a glacier on Nadahini Mtn. in Canada and flows SE across the international boundary to the Chilkat River opposite Klukwan, 22 mi. W of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.

Getting To Klehini River

History of Klehini River

Tlingit Indian name reported in 1880 as Kluheeny by U.S. Navy. It was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 199) as T'lehini (or Kluhini) River. It is the Tlehini of Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway B-3 (1954), Skagway B-3 (1954), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway B-3 NE (1991), Skagway B-3 NE (2017),

Places Near Klehini River

Cities:

Capes:

Glass Point, Vanderbilt Point,

Dams:

Glaciers:

Arthur Glacier, Aurel Glacier, Dickinson Glacier, Krisha Glacier, Willard Glacier,

Islands:

Lakes:

Chilkat Lake, Mosquito Lake, Walker Lake,

Mountains:

Chunekukleik Mountain, Four Winds Mountain, Hiteshitak Mountain, Iron Mountain, Mount Jonathan Ward, Klukwah Mountain, Klutshah Mountain, Tohitkah Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Takhinsha Mountains, Takshanuk Mountains,

Ridges:

Rivers:

Kelsall River, Klehini River, Little Salmon River, Tahini River, Tsirku River,

Streams:

Anman Creek, Herman Creek, Little Boulder Creek, Muncaster Creek, Nataga Creek, Summit Creek,

Routes:

Valleys:

Goat Hollow, Moose Valley,

Cities:

Chilkat, Covenant Life, Klukwan, Mosquito Lake, Wells,

Klehini River Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Klehini River.