Information About

Ustay River

Quick Facts

Region:

Yakutat

Nearest City:

Yakutat

Tributary to:

Akwe River

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 of Ustay River

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.

Found on the following 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,