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White River

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 10' 0.001" N,
139 ° 31' 59.999" W

Region

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

2129 ft (648.92 m)

Uses

Rafting

Fatalities

1

Tributaries

Russell Glacier, Middle Fork White River, North Fork White River, Cache Creek, Cub Creek, Divide Creek, Flood Creek, Holmes Creek, Kletsan Creek, Lime Creek, Moraine Creek, Sheep Creek, Solo Creek, Traver Creek, Wiley Creek,

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About

Incomplete record. Heads in Alaska at the terminus of Russell Galcier, flows northeast across the international boundary into Canada to the Yukon River, 12 miles upstream from the mouth of the Steward River, Wrangell Mountains.

History

Discovered in 1850 by Robert Campbell of Hudson's Bay Company and so named by him on account of its color. Lieutenant Schwatka (1885b, p39), USA, wrote of this stream, "its waters seemingly liquid mud, from whence it probably derives its name. It is called by the 'Stic'Sticks'YukokYukokonaHeenahko-kon) or YukokYukokonr, and by the ChilChilkChilkatshere, meaning Sand River, from the immense number of sand bars and banks, which they say exists along its course."

Fatalities

On May 24, 1993, 1 person died while rafting. Read More

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Related Places
Cache Creek, Cub Creek, Divide Creek, Flood Creek, Holmes Creek, Kletsan Creek, Lime Creek, Moraine Creek, Sheep Creek, Solo Creek, Traver Creek, Wiley Creek,
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