Information About

Yahtse River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Yahtse River on The Map

Location

59 ° 51' 47.999" N,
141 ° 23' 35.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

10 mi (16.09 km)

Elevation

13 ft (3.96 m)

Wildlife

Coho Salmon

Yahtse River in Detail.

About

Heads at terminus of Malaspina Glacier and flows SW to Gulf of Alaska, 5 mi. E of Point Riou and 63 mi. W of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain.

History

According to William Williams (1889, p. 392), "Yahtse" is "the name by which the Jones River is known to the Indians." H. W. Topham reported the name in 1889 as Yahtse-Tah. In 1886 Lieutenant F. Schwatka, USA, named it the Jones River after the proprietor of the New York Times.

Topo Maps

Icy Bay D-2 and D-3 (1948), Icy Bay (1950), Icy Bay D-2 and D-3 (1951), Icy Bay (1951), Icy Bay D-2 and D-3 (1959), Icy Bay D-2 and D-3 (1959), Icy Bay D-2 and D-3 (1959), Icy Bay (1961), Icy Bay (1961), Icy Bay (1961), Icy Bay D-2 SE (2017),
Places Near Yahtse River
Bars:

Moraine Reef,

Bays:

Icy Bay, Riou Bay, Taan Fiord, Tsaa Fiord,

Capes:

Claybluff Point, Kageet Point, Kichyatt Point, Point Riou, Point Riou Spit, Tsimpshian Point,

Islands:

Gull Island, Moraine Island,

Lakes:

Lake Caetani, Sacred Lake,

Rivers:

Caetani River, Yahtse River,

Streams:

Carson Creek, Independence Creek,