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White River

White River

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 2129 ft (648.92 m)
Uses:
  • Rafting
Fatalities:
  • 1
Tributaries:
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About

Incomplete record. Heads in Alaska at the terminus of Russell Galcier, flows northeast across the international boundary into Canada to the Yukon River, 12 miles upstream from the mouth of the Steward River, Wrangell Mountains.

History of White River

Discovered in 1850 by Robert Campbell of Hudson's Bay Company and so named by him on account of its color. Lieutenant Schwatka (1885b, p39), USA, wrote of this stream, "its waters seemingly liquid mud, from whence it probably derives its name. It is called by the 'Stic'Sticks'YukokYukokonaHeenahko-kon) or YukokYukokonr, and by the ChilChilkChilkatshere, meaning Sand River, from the immense number of sand bars and banks, which they say exists along its course."

Fatalities
May 24, 19931 person died rafting Read More
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Cache Creek, Cub Creek, Divide Creek, Flood Creek, Holmes Creek, Kletsan Creek, Lime Creek, Moraine Creek, Sheep Creek, Solo Creek, Traver Creek, Wiley Creek,