White River (Yukon)
White River | |
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Location of the mouth of the White River in Yukon | |
Native name | Tadzan ndek |
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State/Territory | |
Census Area | Valdez–Cordova in Alaska |
Physical characteristics | |
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• location | Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Saint Elias Mountains, Alaska |
• coordinates | 61°40′18″N 141°50′01″W / 61.67167°N 141.83361°W[1] |
• elevation | 4,258 ft (1,298 m)[2] |
Mouth | Yukon River[1] |
• location | 12 miles (19 km) upstream of the mouth of the Stewart River, Yukon |
• coordinates | 63°10′00″N 139°32′00″W / 63.16667°N 139.53333°WCoordinates: 63°10′00″N 139°32′00″W / 63.16667°N 139.53333°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,129 ft (649 m)[1] |
Length | 200 mi (320 km)[3] |
The White River (French: Rivière Blanche) (Hän: Tadzan ndek) is a tributary about 200 miles (320 km) long, of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon.[3] The Alaska Highway crosses the White River near Beaver Creek.
The White River is glacier-fed and contains large amounts of suspended sediment. It transports 19 million tons of sediment per year in the upper part of its basin.[4] This dramatically changes the clarity of the Yukon River, which remains sediment laden from the confluence to its mouth.[4]
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "White River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. United States Government Printing Office. p. 1044. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Transport of Water, Carbon, and Sediment Through the Yukon River Basin
Categories:
- International rivers of North America
- Rivers of Alaska
- Rivers of Copper River Census Area, Alaska
- Rivers of Unorganized Borough, Alaska
- Rivers of Yukon
- Tributaries of the Yukon River
- Canada river stubs
- Yukon geography stubs
- Alaska river stubs