Information About

Porcupine River

Quick Facts

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Location

66 ° 35' 42" N,
145 ° 18' 32" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Fort Yukon

Tributary to

Yukon River

Tributaries

Fish Creek,

Elevation

413 ft (125.88 m)

Porcupine River in Detail.

About

Heads in Canada in the Nahoni Mountains at 6528N, 13932W, flows NE and then SW across the internatioanl boundary to the Yukon River 2 mi. NW of Fork Yukon, Yukon Flats.

History

Name probably given before 1865 by agents of the Hudson's Bay Company.