59 ° 7' 40.001" N,
138 ° 37' 14.002" W
Yakutat
240 mi (386.24 km)
10 ft (3.05 m)
Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Pink Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Dolly Varden, Eulachon, Steelhead
Heads in Canada and flows south 240 miles to Gulf of Alaska at Dry Bay, 49 miles southeast of Yakutat; St. Elias Mountains.
Historynative name reported by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 7), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "R(eka) Alsekh," or "Alsekh River.: Behring" by La Perouse in 1786, "Jones River" by the New York Times Expedition in 1886, and "Harrison River" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1890. The name "Alsek River" was originally adopted by the United States and Canada in 1891.
Canyon Glacier, Fassett Glacier, Martin Glacier, Rodman Glacier,
Islands:Lakes:Akwe Lake, Square Lake, Tanis Lake, Ustay Lake,
Mountain Passes:Rapids:Rivers:Alsek River, East Alsek River, Taaltsug River, Tanis River, Tlegan River, Ustay River, Vankahini River,
Streams:Cannery Creek, Clear Creek, Emile Creek, Gines Creek, Muddy Creek, Shack Creek, Split Creek, Williams Creek,