Information About

Ustay River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ustay River on The Map

Location

59 ° 14' 1" N,
138 ° 50' 3.001" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Tributary to

Akwe River

Ustay River in Detail.

About

Heads in Ustay Lake at the foot of Rodman Glacier, flowing S, then dividing into several channels, the largest of which flows NW to the Akwe River, 38 mi SE of Yakutat; the lesser flow is SE through Muddy Creek and Cannery Creek to the Alsek River, Mapaspina Coastal Plain.

History

Tlingit Indian name reported as "Us-tay" by Lieutenant Commander Moser (1901, p. 387 and pl. 43), U.S. Navy (USN). The name seems to have been applied to both the Akwe and Tanis Rivers of Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 7), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). The name has been restricted to its present application since 1926.

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat A-3 (1959), Yakutat A-3 (1959), Yakutat A-3 (1959), Yakutat A-3 NE (2017),
Places Near Ustay River
Glaciers:

Chamberlain Glacier, Rodman Glacier,

Lakes:

Akwe Lake, Italio Lake, Square Lake, Triangle Lake, Ustay Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Reaburn,

Rivers:

Akwe River, Alsek River, Tanis River, Ustay River,

Streams:

Cannery Creek, Clear Creek, Muddy Creek,