Information About

Yakataga River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Yakataga River on The Map

Location

60 ° 1' 59.999" N,
142 ° 27' 0" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Length

10 mi (16.09 km)

Yakataga River in Detail.

About

Incomplete record. Heads at Yakataga Glacier terminus, flows SW in two major channels: North Channel to Ducktooth River 2 mi. above its mouth, and South Channel to Gulf of Alaska 2 mi. W of Cape Yakataga, Chugach Mountains.

History

Local name reported in 1903 as "Yaktag" by G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); spelling changed to agree with Cape Yakataga.

Topo Maps

Bering Glacier A-4 (1948), Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier A-4 (1951), Bering Glacier A-4 (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier A-4 (1959), Bering Glacier A-4 (1959), Bering Glacier A-4 (1984), Bering Glacier A-4 SW (2016),
Places Near Yakataga River
Capes:

Cape Yakataga,

Mountains:

Duktoth Mountain, Watson Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Robinson Mountains,

Ridges:

Brower Ridge, Dahlgren Ridge,

Rivers:

Duktoth River, North Channel Yakataga River, South Channel Yakataga River, Yakataga River,

Streams:

Acme Creek, Bear Creek, Boulder Creek, Clear Creek, Cotton Creek, Fulton Creek, Hamilton Creek, Iron Creek, Miller Creek, Mink Creek, Oil Creek, Porcupine Creek, Twomile Creek,

Cities:

Cape Yakataga,