Information About

Chilkoot River

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 22' 26" N,
135 ° 37' 30" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Tributary to

Lutak Inlet

Tributaries

Chilkoot Lake,

Length

12 mi (19.31 km)

Elevation

30 ft (9.14 m)

Uses

Fishing, White Water Kayaking

Events

Mad Raft Race

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Pink Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden, Eulachon

Chilkoot River in Detail.

About

heads at glacier terminus, flows SE, through Chilkoot Lake, to Lutak Inlet, 12 mi. SW of Skagway, Coast Mts. 20 miles long.

History

Tlingit Indian name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot as "Chilcoot". The Tlingit name "Katschkahin" was recorded, by Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map), for the part of the river above the lake. The part of the river between Lutak Inlet and Chilkoot Lake was called "Deyea" on U.S. Navy Hydrographic Chart 883 in 1881.

Chilkoot River Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Chilkoot River.

Topo Maps

Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway B-2 (1954), Skagway B-2 (1954), Skagway B-2 (1954), Skagway B-2 (1954), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway B-2 SW (1991), Skagway B-2 SW (2017),
Places Near Chilkoot River
Cities:

Chilkoot, Gantegastaki, Kalwatta,

Bars:

Jenkins Rock, McClellan Flats,

Bays:

Carrs Cove, Chilkat Inlet, Lutak Inlet, Portage Cove, Pyramid Harbor, Shiyi Bay, Taiyasanka Harbor, Tanani Bay,

Beaches:

Tanani Beach, Tlegu Beach,

Capes:

Anchorage Point, Dok Point, Green Point, Kaskulu Point, Nukdik Point, Tanani Point, Vanderbilt Point, Zimovia Point,

Cities:

Haines,

Dams:

Haines Army Depot Water Supply Dam,

Fictional Places:

Cicely,

Glaciers:

Arthur Glacier, Bertha Glacier, Ferebee Glacier, Garrison Glacier, Irene Glacier, Krisha Glacier,

Islands:

Pyramid Island,

Lakes:

Chilkoot Lake, Connolly Lake,

Mountains:

Cathedral Peak, Mount Emmerich, Face Mountain, Mount Harding, Iron Mountain, Mount Kashagnak, Mount Ripinski, Tukgahgo Mountain,

Parks:

Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Area,

Peaks:

Lactic Acid Peak, Nelson Tower, Shakuseyi Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Takshanuk Mountains,

Ridges:

Halutu Ridge, Ziskokadlo,

Rivers:

Chilkat River, Chilkoot River, Ferebee River, Kicking Horse River, Takhin River,

Streams:

Haska Creek, Johnson Creek, Johnson Creek, Mink Creek, Shakuseyi Creek,

Routes:

Mount Ripinsky and 7 Mile Saddle Trail,

Valleys:

Ferebee Valley,

Cities:

Lutak, Port Chilkoot, Tanani,