Yukon River
The Yukon River is a watercourse of northern North America. Over half of the river lies in Alaska, USA, with the other portion lying in and giving its name (meaning great river in Gwich'in) to Canada's Yukon Territory. The longest river in Alaska and the Yukon, it was one of the principal means of transportation during the Yukon Gold rush in 1898 to 1899.
The river passes through the communities of Whitehorse, Yukon and Dawson City in Yukon, and into Tanana, Ruby, Galena, Holy Cross, Russian Mission, and Ohogamut in Alaska.
The river flows into several refuges including:
Tributaries:
Naruto River
Innoko River
Reindeer River
Kako Creek
Engineer Creek
Referenced By
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