Tsirku River
River in Alaska, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
River in Alaska, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tsirku River is a glacier-fed stream in Southeast Alaska near the town of Haines in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river's source is found at the Tsirku Glacier, a large, sprawling ice mass at the border of Alaska and the Canadian province of British Columbia. The river ends in a 4-mile (6 km) wide delta near the Tlingit village of Klukwan. While many of the feeding glaciers are primarily in British Columbia, the river course lies entirely in Alaska.
Tsirku River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | Haines |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Tsirku Glacier |
• location | north slope of Takhinsha Mountains |
• coordinates | 59°17′50″N 136°24′55″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,460 ft (450 m)[2] |
Mouth | Chilkat River |
• location | Klukwan, 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Skagway, Saint Elias Mountains |
• coordinates | 59°23′26″N 135°52′12″W[1] |
• elevation | 56 ft (17 m)[1] |
Length | 25 mi (40 km)[3] |
After the Klehini River, the Tsirku River is the second largest tributary of the Chilkat River.
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