History of Tsirku River

Tlingit Indian name reported as "Zirku" by Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map). The Indian name meaning "big salmon" is spelled "Tsirku" in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 198). It was called "Tisku River" by the International Boundary Commission (IBC) in 1899, and "Salmon River" by Brooks (1900b, pl. 49), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). According to E. C. Robertson, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the local residents speak of it as the Big Salmon River.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Tsirku River

Kalwatta,

Glass Point, Vanderbilt Point,

Klukwan Dam,

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

Birch Island,

Chilkat Lake, Connolly Lake, Mosquito Lake,

Cathedral Peak, Chunekukleik Mountain, Mount Emmerich, Iron Mountain, Mount Jonathan Ward, Mount Kashagnak, Klukwah Mountain, Klutshah Mountain, Mount Krause,

Takshanuk Mountains,

Takhin Ridge,

Kelsall River, Klehini River, Little Salmon River, Takhin River, Tsirku River,

Anman Creek, Muncaster Creek, Summit Creek,

Dalton Trail,

Goat Hollow, Moose Valley,

Chilkat, Covenant Life, Klukwan, Wells,