Information About

Chilkat Lake

Chilkat Lake

Region:

Haines

Nearest City:

Haines

Tributary to:

Tsirku River

Tlingit Name:

Áa ká

Length:

6 mi (9.66 km)

Elevation:

174 ft (53.04 m)

Tributaries:

Anman Creek,

About

trends NW, SW of Klukwan and 23 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts. 6 miles long.

History of Chilkat Lake

Named for the Chilkat tribe of Tlingit Indians by the U.S. Navy in 1880. The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 198). It was called "Tschilkat S(ee)," of "Tschilkat Lake," by Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway B-3 (1954), Skagway B-3 (1954), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway B-3 SE (1991), Skagway B-3 SE (2017),

Places Near Chilkat Lake

Cities:

Capes:

Glass Point, Vanderbilt Point,

Dams:

Glaciers:

Arthur Glacier, Aurel Glacier, Bertha Glacier, Dickinson Glacier, Garrison Glacier, Krisha Glacier, Willard Glacier,

Islands:

Lakes:

Chilkat Lake, Mosquito Lake,

Mountains:

Chunekukleik Mountain, Mount Emmerich, Iron Mountain, Mount Jonathan Ward, Mount Kashagnak, Klutshah Mountain, Mount Krause, Nunatak Knob,

Peaks:

Mount Dech, Mount Tajis, Mount Tlingit Ankawoo,

Mountain Ranges:

Takhinsha Mountains, Takshanuk Mountains,

Ridges:

Rivers:

Kelsall River, Klehini River, Little Salmon River, Tsirku River,

Streams:

Anman Creek, Herman Creek, Muncaster Creek, Nataga Creek, Summit Creek,

Routes:

Valleys:

Goat Hollow, Moose Valley,

Cities:

Chilkat, Covenant Life, Klukwan, Mosquito Lake, Wells,