59 ° 22' 26" N,
135 ° 37' 30" W
Haines
12 mi (19.31 km)
30 ft (9.14 m)
Fishing, White Water Kayaking
heads at glacier terminus, flows SE, through Chilkoot Lake, to Lutak Inlet, 12 mi. SW of Skagway, Coast Mts. 20 miles long.
HistoryTlingit 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, 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:Capes:Anchorage Point, Dok Point, Green Point, Kaskulu Point, Nukdik Point, Tanani Point, Vanderbilt Point, Zimovia Point,
Cities:Dams:Haines Army Depot Water Supply Dam,
Fictional Places:Glaciers:Arthur Glacier, Bertha Glacier, Ferebee Glacier, Garrison Glacier, Irene Glacier, Krisha Glacier,
Islands:Lakes: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:Ridges: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:Cities: