Information About

Nourse River

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 36' 20.999" N,
135 ° 19' 30" W

Region

Skagway

Nearest City

Skagway

Tributary to

Taiya River

Length

7 mi (11.27 km)

Elevation

305 ft (92.96 m)

Nourse River in Detail.

About

heads in a lake at 594420N, 1352520W, flows SE to Taiya River, 10 mi. N of Skagway, Coast Mts.

History

Name published in 1923 by the International Boundary Commission (IBC), on sheet 9.

Topo Maps

Skagway C-1 (1948), Skagway C-1 (1948), Skagway C-1 (1951), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway C-1 SW (1991), Skagway C-1 SW (2017),

Places Near Nourse River

Cities:

Canyon City, Denver, Rocky Point,

Bays:

Nahku Bay, Smugglers Cove,

Capes:

Dyea Point, Yakutania Point,

Cities:

Skagway,

Dams:

Lower Dewey Lake Forebay Dam, Lower Dewey Lake Number 1 Dam, Upper Dewey Lake Dam,

Glaciers:

Irene Glacier, Laughton Glacier, Saussure Glacier,

Lakes:

Black Lake, Devils Punch Bowl, Goat Lake, Icy Lake, Lost Lake, Lower Dewey Lake, Pump House Lake, Summit Lake, Upper Dewey Lake,

Locales:

White Pass,

Mine:

Eight Mile Canyon Prospect, Inspiration Mine,

Mountains:

A B Mountain, Mount Carmack, Mount Cleveland, Mount Clifford, Face Mountain, Mount Foster, Mount Harding, Mount Hoffman, Porcupine Hill, Twin Dewey Peaks, Mount Van Wagenen, Mount Yeatman,

Parks:

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park,

Mountain Passes:

Chilkoot Pass, White Pass,

Peaks:

Lactic Acid Peak, Nelson Tower,

Rivers:

East Fork Skagway River, Nourse River, Skagway River, Taiya River, White Pass Fork Skagway River,

Streams:

Burro Creek, Captain William Moore Creek, Dewey Creek, Johnson Creek, Kasidaya Creek, Nelson Creek, Porcupine Creek, Reid Creek, Snyder Creek, West Creek,

Routes:

Chilkoot Trail, Dewey Lakes and Devils Punch Bowl, Lower Dewey Lake Loop Trail, Reid Falls Trail, Skyline Trail, Sturgill's Landing Trail,

Valleys:

Glacier Gorge, Warm Pass Valley,

Waterfalls:

Bridal Veil Falls, Pitchfork Falls, Reid Falls,