Information About

Skagway River

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 26' 58.999" N,
135 ° 19' 52" W

Region

Skagway

Nearest City

Tributaries

East Fork Skagway River, White Pass Fork Skagway River,

Length

19 mi (30.58 km)

Area

145 sq ft

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Dolly Varden, Eulachon

Skagway River in Detail.

About

Heads at glacier terminus in British Columbia, Canada, flows southwest across Alaska-Canada boundary, to Taiya Inlet, 0.65 km (0.4 mi) southwest of Skagway.

History

A Tlingit Indian name said to mean "home of the north wind." Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map) recorded "Schkague." In 1891 Lieutenant Commander Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), wrote "Shkagway."

Skagway River Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Skagway River.

Topo Maps

Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1951), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway B-1 NW (1991), Skagway B-1 NW (2017),

Places Near Skagway River

Cities:

Canyon City, Denver, Gantegastaki, Rocky Point,

Bars:

Bays:

Lutak Inlet, Nahku Bay, Portage Cove, Smugglers Cove, Taiya Inlet, Taiyasanka Harbor, Tanani Bay,

Beaches:

Tanani Beach, Tlegu Beach,

Capes:

Dyea Point, Halutu Peninsula, Low Point, Nukdik Point, Taiya Point, Tanani Point, Yakutania Point,

Cities:

Dams:

Haines Army Depot Water Supply Dam, Lower Dewey Lake Forebay Dam, Lower Dewey Lake Number 1 Dam, Upper Dewey Lake Dam,

Fictional Places:

Glaciers:

Irene Glacier, Laughton Glacier, Saussure Glacier, Schubee Glacier, Villard Glacier,

Lakes:

Black Lake, Devils Punch Bowl, Goat Lake, Icy Lake, Lost Lake, Lower Dewey Lake, Paradise Lake, Pump House Lake, Summit Lake, Upper Dewey Lake,

Locales:

Mine:

Eight Mile Canyon Prospect, Inspiration Mine,

Mountains:

A B Mountain, Mount Carmack, Mount Cleveland, Mount Clifford, Face Mountain, Mount Gollum, Mount Harding, Porcupine Hill, Mount Ripinski, Twin Dewey Peaks, Mount Villard, Mount Yeatman,

Parks:

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park,

Mountain Passes:

Peaks:

Lactic Acid Peak, Mount Mordor, Nelson Tower,

Ridges:

Rivers:

East Fork Skagway River, Ferebee River, Nourse River, Skagway River, Taiya River, White Pass Fork Skagway River,

Streams:

Burro Creek, Captain William Moore Creek, Dayehas Creek, Dewey Creek, Johnson Creek, Johnson Creek, Kasidaya Creek, Mink Creek, Nelson Creek, Porcupine Creek, Reid Creek, Shakuseyi Creek, Snyder Creek, West Creek,

Routes:

Chilkoot Trail, Dewey Lakes and Devils Punch Bowl, Lower Dewey Lake Loop Trail, Mount Ripinsky and 7 Mile Saddle Trail, Reid Falls Trail, Skyline Trail, Sturgill's Landing Trail,

Valleys:

Ferebee Valley, Glacier Gorge, Warm Pass Valley,

Cities:

Waterfalls:

Bridal Veil Falls, Pitchfork Falls, Reid Falls,