Information About

Dangerous River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Dangerous River on The Map

Location

59 ° 20' 48.001" N,
139 ° 18' 23" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

16 mi (25.75 km)

Fatalities

2

Wildlife

Coho Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Eulachon

Dangerous River in Detail.

About

heads at Harlequin Lake, flows SW to Gulf of Alaska, 25 mi. SE of Yakutat Bay, Malaspina Coastal Plain. 16 miles long.

History

Local name reported by Lieutenant Commander Moser (1901, pl. 43), U.S. Navy (USN).

Fatalities

On June 20, 2011, 2 people died while boating, fishing. Read More

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat B-4 (1959), Yakutat B-4 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat B-4 SE (2017),
Places Near Dangerous River
Areas:

Yakutat Foreland,

Bars:

Blacksand Spit,

Islands:

Blacksand Island,

Mountains:

Slate Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Middle Slough,

Rivers:

Antlen River, Dangerous River, Italio River, Old Situk River,

Streams:

Miller Creek, Moser Creek, Seal Creek,