Information About

Wright River

Wright River

Quick Facts

Region:

Juneau

Nearest City:

Juneau

Tributary to:

Taku River

Length:

4 mi (6.44 km)

Elevation:

26 ft (7.92 m)

About

heads at terminus of Wright Glacier, flows NW 4 mi. to Taku River, 29 mi. NE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History of Wright River

Local name derived from Wright Glacier; reported in 1932 by B. D. Stewart, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River C-6 (1960), Taku River C-6 (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River C-6 (1995), Taku River C-6 SE (2017),

Places Near Wright River

Glaciers:

Bacon Glacier, Bridge Glacier, East Twin Glacier, Hades Highway, Unknown Glacier, West Twin Glacier,

Islands:

Lakes:

Boundary Lake, Swineford Lakes, Twin Glacier Lake,

Mountains:

Antler Peaks, Camp 4 Peak, Couloir Peak, Devils Paw, Frostbite Peak, The Horn Peaks, Kluchman Mountain, Michaels Sword, Mount Swineford, Twin Glacier Peak, Wright Peaks,

Rivers:

Sittakanay River, Wright River,

Streams:

Boundary Creek, Fish Creek, Hidden Creek, Johnson Creek, Moose Creek, Yehring Creek,