Yukon RiverThe 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.
Yukon means big river in Athabascan. The river was called Kwiguk, or large stream in Yupik.
The river passes through the communities of Whitehorse, Yukon and Dawson in Yukon, and into Circle, Fort Yukon, Stevens Village, Alaska, Tanana, Ruby, Galena, Naruto, Grayling, Holy Cross, Russian Mission, and Ohogamut in Alaska.
The river flows into several parklands and refuges including:
The river ends in the Yukon Delta
Tributaries:
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- Beaver Creek
- Kandik river
- Charley River
- Tetlin River
- Porcupine River
- Black River
- Mountain Creek
- Bear Creek
- Wood River
- Chandalar Creek
- Sheenjek River
- Eskimo Creek
- Sheenjek River East Fork
- Chandalar River
- East Fork Chandalar River
- West Fork Chandalar River
- Marten Creek
- Christian River
- Big Salt River
- Hess Creek
- Fish Creek
- Coal Creek
- Texas Creek
- Tanana River
- NC Creek
- Tozitna River
- Bluebell Creek
- Bandanna Creek
- Lynx Creek
- Bering Creek
- Nowitna River
- Big Creek
- Beaver Creek
- Glacier Creek
- Melozitna River
- Whakatna Creek
- Black Sand Creek
- Melozitna Creek
- Ruby Slough
- Yuki River
- Yuki River
- Kala Creek
- Galena Creek
- Bishop Creek
- Koyokuk River
- Workyard Creek
- Gisasa River
- Houdaic River
- Huslia River
- Nulitna River
- Tom Cook Slough
- Billy Hawk Creek
- Cutoff Slouch
- Hogatza River
- Batza River
- Matthews Slough
- Kanuti River
- Alatna River
- Siruk Creek
- Discovery Creek
- South Fork Koyokouk River
- Jane Creek
- John River
- Naruto River
- Innoko River
- Iditarod River
- Flat Creek
- First Chance Creek
- Yetna River
- Tolstoi Creek
- Coffee Creek
- Madison Creek
- Hurst Creek
- Taft Creek
- Finland Creek
- Scandinavian Creek
- Nixon Creek
- North Fork Innoko River
- Tango Creek
- West Fork Innoko River
- Colorado Creek
- Reindeer River
- Kako Creek
- Engineer Creek
See also
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