Information About

Alsek River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Alsek River on The Map

Location

59 ° 7' 40.001" N,
138 ° 37' 14.002" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

240 mi (386.24 km)

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Pink Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Dolly Varden, Eulachon, Steelhead

Alsek River in Detail.

About

Heads in Canada and flows south 240 miles to Gulf of Alaska at Dry Bay, 49 miles southeast of Yakutat; St. Elias Mountains.

History

native name reported by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 7), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "R(eka) Alsekh," or "Alsekh River.: Behring" by La Perouse in 1786, "Jones River" by the New York Times Expedition in 1886, and "Harrison River" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1890. The name "Alsek River" was originally adopted by the United States and Canada in 1891.

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat A-2 (1959), Yakutat A-2 (1959), Yakutat A-2 (1959), Yakutat A-2 NW (2017),
Places Near Alsek River
Bays:

Dry Bay,

Glaciers:

Canyon Glacier, Fassett Glacier, Martin Glacier, Rodman Glacier,

Islands:

Bear Island,

Lakes:

Akwe Lake, Square Lake, Tanis Lake, Ustay Lake,

Mountain Passes:

Cabin Slough,

Rapids:

First Rapids,

Rivers:

Alsek River, East Alsek River, Taaltsug River, Tanis River, Tlegan River, Ustay River, Vankahini River,

Streams:

Cannery Creek, Clear Creek, Emile Creek, Gines Creek, Muddy Creek, Shack Creek, Split Creek, Williams Creek,