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 | |
|---|---|
 Tsirku River west of the mouth | |
  Location of the mouth of the Tsirku River in Alaska | |
| 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 / 59.29722°N 136.41528°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,460 ft (450 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Chilkat River |
• location | Klukwan, 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Skagway, St. Elias Mountains |
• coordinates | 59°23′26″N 135°52′12″W / 59.39056°N 135.87000°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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References edit
- ^ a b c "Tsirku River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- ^ Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). United States Government Printing Office. p. 988. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
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