Information About

Eightmile Slough

Quick Facts

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Location

66 ° 37' 18.998" N,
145 ° 6' 42.001" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Fort Yukon

Elevation

427 ft (130.15 m)

Eightmile Slough in Detail.

About

heads at Seventeenmile Slough, flows NW to Porcupine River, 6 mi. NE of Fort Yukon. 12 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), so called because the stream is 8 miles from Fort Yukon along the Yukon and Porcupine Rivers.

Topo Maps

Fort Yukon C-3 (1952), Fort Yukon C-3 (1955), Fort Yukon C-3 (1955), Fort Yukon C-3 (1955), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon (1956),
Places Near Eightmile Slough
Cities:

Fort Yukon,

Islands:

Homebrew Island, Jenny Island, Rodman Island, Toussaint Island, Twelvemile Island,

Lakes:

Emile Lake, Hospital Lake, Laura Lake, Ninemile Lake, Otto Lake, Sixmile Lake,

Rivers:

Porcupine River, Sucker River, Upper Mouth Porcupine River,

Streams:

Bear Blanket Slough, Black River Slough, Eightmile Slough, Seventeenmile Slough, Seventeenmile Slough, Squirrel Creek, Yllota Slough,