Information About

Tlegan River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Tlegan River on The Map

Location

59 ° 7' 0.001" N,
138 ° 30' 0" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Elevation

16 ft (4.88 m)

Tlegan River in Detail.

About

southernmost of five rivers on delta of Alsek River, flows S into Gulf of Alaska, 50 mi. SE of Yakutat; Malaspina Coastal Plain.

History

Tlingit Indian name reported by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 7), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "R(eka) Tlegan", or "Tlegan River." shown on recent maps.