Information About

Eulachon River

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 5' 10" N,
131 ° 5' 34.001" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Hyder

Tributary to

Unuk River

Elevation

36 ft (10.97 m)

Eulachon River in Detail.

About

Heads at 561040N 1310810W, flows SSE to the Unuk River at Burroughs Bay. 7 miles long.

History

Indian name reported in 1923 by Jesse Hill, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), while on duty as an International Boundary Commission (IBC) surveyor.

Topo Maps

Bradfield Canal (1951), Bradfield Canal (1951), Bradfield Canal (1951), Bradfield Canal (1954), Bradfield canal A-4 (1955), Bradfield canal A-4 (1955), Bradfield Canal (1955), Bradfield Canal (1955), Bradfield Canal A-4 (1995), Bradfield Canal A-4 SE (2017),

Places Near Eulachon River

Bays:

Burroughs Bay, Fitzgibbon Cove, Saks Cove,

Capes:

Point Whaley, Point Fitzgibbon, Dew Point, Fire Point, Hose Point,

Channels:

Behm Canal,

Hot Springs:

Bradfield Canal Hot Springs,

Islands:

Center Islets, Gibbs Rock, Willow Islands,

Lakes:

Leduc Lake, Saks Lake, Spur Mountain Lake,

Mountains:

Spur Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Sawmill Slough,

Rivers:

Eulachon River, Klahini River, Unuk River,

Streams:

Lake Creek, Grant Creek, Robinson Creek, Saks Creek,