Information About

Tsirku River

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 23' 26.002" N,
135 ° 52' 12" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Tributary to

Chilkat River

Tributaries

Le Blondeau Glacier, Tsirku Glacier,

Tributaries

Chilkat Lake,

Tributaries

Little Salmon River,

Tributaries

Cottonwood Creek, Nugget Creek, Summit Creek,

Length

25 mi (40.23 km)

Elevation

56 ft (17.07 m)

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden, Pacific Lamprey

Tsirku River in Detail.

About

heads in glacier on N slope of Takhinsha Mts., flows NE to Chilkat River at Klukwan, 21 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts

History

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.

Tsirku River Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Tsirku River.

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 Tsirku River
Cities:

Kalwatta,

Capes:

Glass Point, Vanderbilt Point,

Dams:

Klukwan Dam,

Glaciers:

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

Islands:

Birch Island,

Lakes:

Chilkat Lake, Connolly Lake, Mosquito Lake,

Mountains:

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

Mountain Ranges:

Takshanuk Mountains,

Ridges:

Takhin Ridge,

Rivers:

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

Streams:

Anman Creek, Muncaster Creek, Summit Creek,

Routes:

Dalton Trail,

Valleys:

Goat Hollow, Moose Valley,

Cities:

Chilkat, Covenant Life, Klukwan, Wells,