Information About

Situk River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Situk River on The Map

Location

59 ° 26' 7.001" N,
139 ° 32' 48.001" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

18 mi (28.97 km)

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Pink Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Dolly Varden, Eulachon, Steelhead

Situk River in Detail.

About

heads at Situk Lake, flows SW to Situk, 11 mi. SE of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain

History

Tlingit Indian name reported as "R(eka) Sitak" or "Sitak River" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 7), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). It was spelled "Situk" by E. J. Glave in 1890, and "See-tuck" by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1901.

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat B-5 (1959), Yakutat B-5 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat B-5 NE (1987), Yakutat B-5 NE (2017),
Places Near Situk River
Cities:

Situk Village,

Bars:

Blacksand Spit, Gilbert Spit, Tick Shoal,

Bays:

The Lagoon, Ahduck Bay, Black Duck Bay, Broken Oar Cove, Deep Bay, Gonakadetseat Bay, Humpback Cove, Puget Cove, Redfield Cove, Sawmill Cove, Sea Otter Bay, Shipyard Cove,

Beaches:

Khantaak Beach,

Capes:

Arrecifes Point, Hatchet Point, Kooisk Point, Northeast Point,

Channels:

Canoe Pass, Hatchet Pass, Johnstone Passage, Yakutat Roads,

Cities:

Yakutat,

Islands:

Blacksand Island, Canoe Island, Doggie Island, Dolgoi Island, Fitzgerald Island, Gregson Island, Khantaak Island, Kriwoi Island, Otmeloi Island,

Lakes:

Situk Lake, Summit Lake,

Mountain Passes:

Johnsons Slough, Middle Slough,

Rivers:

Ahrnklin River, Lost River, Old Situk River, Situk River, West Fork Situk River,

Streams:

Humpback Creek, Kunayosh Creek, Onklat Creek, Ophir Creek, Seal Creek, Tawah Creek,

Routes:

Mountain Lake Trail Yakutat, Situk Lake Trail, Situk River Trail,

Cities:

Situk,