Information About

Wright River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Wright River on The Map

Location

58 ° 31' 46.999" N,
133 ° 44' 24" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Tributary to

Taku River

Length

4 mi (6.44 km)

Elevation

26 ft (7.92 m)

Wright River in Detail.

About

heads at terminus of Wright Glacier, flows NW 4 mi. to Taku River, 29 mi. NE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Local name derived from Wright Glacier; reported in 1932 by B. D. Stewart, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River C-6 (1960), Taku River C-6 (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River C-6 (1995), Taku River C-6 SE (2017),
Places Near Wright River
Glaciers:

Bacon Glacier, Bridge Glacier, East Twin Glacier, Hades Highway, Unknown Glacier, West Twin Glacier,

Islands:

Canyon Island,

Lakes:

Boundary Lake, Swineford Lakes, Twin Glacier Lake,

Mountains:

Antler Peaks, Camp 4 Peak, Couloir Peak, Devils Paw, Frostbite Peak, The Horn Peaks, Kluchman Mountain, Michaels Sword, Mount Swineford, Twin Glacier Peak, Wright Peaks,

Rivers:

Sittakanay River, Wright River,

Streams:

Boundary Creek, Fish Creek, Hidden Creek, Johnson Creek, Moose Creek, Yehring Creek,