List of Yukon rivers
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- Mackenzie RiverMackenzie RiverThe Mackenzie River is the largest river system in Canada. It flows through a vast, isolated region of forest and tundra entirely within the country's Northwest Territories, although its many tributaries reach into four other Canadian provinces and territories...
Watershed- Upper Liard RiverLiard RiverThe Liard River flows through Yukon, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada. Rising in the Saint Cyr Range of the Pelly Mountains in southeastern Yukon, it flows southeast through British Columbia, marking the northern end of the Rocky Mountains and then curving northeast back...
- Rancheria RiverRancheria RiverRancheria River may refer to the:*the Ranchería River, a river in the department of La Guajira in Colombia*the Rancheria River , a river in the Yukon Territory, Canada, tributary to the Liard River....
- Frances RiverFrances RiverThe Frances River is a river of New Zealand. It arises near Lambert Col and flows south to join McCoy Stream to form the Clyde River, New Zealand. The Clyde flows into the Rangitata River, which eventually exits into the Pacific Ocean.-References:...
- Hyland River
- Coal RiverCoal River (Canada)The Coal River runs from southern Yukon, Canada into northern British Columbia, Canada where it flows into the Liard River at historic milepost 533 of the Alaska Highway . This river hosts series of class 5 and 6 rapids but start of the river is not accessible by road, only the bottom end is...
- La Biche River
- Rancheria River
- Peel RiverPeel River (Canada)The Peel River is a tributary of the Mackenzie River in the Yukon and Northwest Territories in Canada. Its source is in the Ogilvie Mountains in the central Yukon at the confluence of the Ogilvie River and Blackstone River...
- Ogilvie River
- Blackstone River (Canada)
- Hart River
- Wind River (Yukon)Wind River (Yukon)The Wind River is a river in Yukon, part of the Peel River watershed. The river is made up of long sets of Class I and Class II rapids, with virtually no flat water. The river is very wide and braided at parts, and can get very shallow. It lies to the west of the Bonnet Plume and Snake Rivers.The...
- Bonnet Plume RiverBonnet Plume RiverThe Bonnet Plume River is one of the Yukon's better-known rivers. It flows from a mountain lake source in the Bonnet Plume Range in the Mackenzie Mountains through several mountain ranges to its confluence with the Peel. It is very popular with outdoor enthusiasts as a canoe, kayak or rafting trip...
- Snake River (Yukon)Snake River (Yukon)The Snake River is located in the Yukon Territory near the Northwest Territories border. It is the farthest east river in the Peel watershed, a major tributary of the Mackenzie River.The Snake is 300 km in length...
- Upper Liard River
- Firth River
- Malcolm River
- Trail River
- Babbage River
- Blow River
- Mackenzie River
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- Yukon RiverYukon RiverThe Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. The source of the river is located in British Columbia, Canada. The next portion lies in, and gives its name to Yukon Territory. The lower half of the river lies in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river is long and empties into...
- Marsh LakeMarsh LakeMarsh Lake is a widening of the Yukon River southeast of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. It is over 30 kilometres long and ranges from three to four kilometres wide.The co-ordinates of the lake are , and is 2,147 feet above sea level...
- McClintock Creek
- Tagish River
- Tagish LakeTagish LakeTagish Lake is a lake in the Yukon Territory and northern British Columbia, Canada. The lake is more than long and about 2 km wide.It has two arms, the Taku Arm in the east which is very long and mostly in British Columbia and Windy Arm in the west, mostly in the Yukon. The Klondike Highway runs...
- Bennett Lake
- Atlin LakeAtlin LakeAtlin Lake is a lake in northwestern British Columbia and is that province's largest natural lake. The northern tip of the lake is in the Yukon, as is Little Atlin Lake. However, most of the lake lies within the Atlin District of British Columbia...
- Little Atlin Lake
- Tagish Lake
- Teslin RiverTeslin RiverThe Teslin River is a river in southern Yukon Territory and northwestern British Columbia, Canada, that flows 393 miles from its source south of Teslin Lake to its confluence with the Yukon River....
- Teslin LakeTeslin LakeTeslin Lake is a large lake spanning the border between British Columbia and Yukon in Canada. It is one of a group of large lakes in the region of far northwestern BC, east of the upper Alaska Panhandle, which are the southern extremity of the basin of the Yukon River, and which are known in the...
- Nisutlin River
- Wolf River (Yukon)
- Nisutlin River
- Morley River
- Teslin Lake
- Takhini RiverTakhini RiverThe Takhini River is a watercourse in the Yukon Territory of Canada. The river is located just north of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, and flows from west to east, meeting the Yukon River at a point between Whitehorse and Lake Laberge...
- Kusawa LakeKusawa Lake-References:*...
- Kusawa Lake
- Big Salmon River
- Quiet Lake
- Nordenskiold River
- Pelly RiverPelly RiverThe Pelly River is a river in Canada, and is a headstream of the Yukon River. The river originates west of the Mackenzie Mountains and flows 530 km long through the south central Yukon. The Pelly has two main tributaries, the Ross and Macmillan rivers.The river was named by Robert Campbell in...
- Hoole River
- Ross RiverRoss River (Yukon)The Ross River in the Yukon, Canada is one of the main tributaries of the Pelly River. It rises in the Mackenzie Mountains and the community of Ross River can be found where it joins the Pelly.-External links:* at the Atlas of Canada...
- South MacMillan River
- Stewart RiverStewart RiverThe Stewart River is a long river in the Yukon Territory of Canada. It originates in the Selwyn Mountains, which stand on the border between the Northwest Territories and the Yukon Territory. From there, the Stewart flows west, past the village of Mayo...
- Beaver River
- Hess River
- McQuesten River
- White River (Yukon)
- Donjek River
- Kluane River
- Kluane LakeKluane LakeKluane Lake is located in the southwest area of the Yukon. At approximately , and long, it is the largest lake contained entirely within the territorial border....
- Slims River
- Kluane Lake
- Nisling River
- Kluane River
- Donjek River
- Sixtymile River
- Indian RiverIndian River (Yukon)Dän Tàgé, best known as Indian River, is a tributary of the Yukon River in Yukon, Canada. Its official name was changed to Dän Tàgé, meaning person river . The river is a gravel-bed stream located south of Dawson City. It forms the southern boundary of the Yukon placer gold district. Indian River...
- Klondike RiverKlondike RiverThe Klondike River is a tributary of the Yukon River in Canada that gave its name to the Klondike Gold Rush. The Klondike River has its source in the Ogilvie Mountains and flows into the Yukon River at Dawson City....
- Bonanza CreekBonanza CreekBonanza Creek is a watercourse in Yukon Territory, Canada. It runs for about from King Solomon's Dome to the Klondike River. In the last years of the 19th century and the early 20th century, Bonanza Creek was the center of the Klondike Gold Rush, which attracted tens of thousands of prospectors to...
- Bonanza Creek
- Fortymile RiverFortymile RiverThe Fortymile River is a river in Alaska and the Yukon. Prior to the Klondike Gold Rush, there was considerable mining activity along this tributary of the Yukon River. In the 1970s, there was an asbestos mine at Clinton Creek in the Yukon. When gold was discovered on the Fortymille River in 1886,...
- Porcupine RiverPorcupine RiverThe Porcupine River is a river that runs through Alaska and the Yukon. Having its source in the Ogilvie Mountains north of Dawson City, Yukon, it flows north, veers to the southwest, goes through the community of Old Crow, Yukon, flowing into the Yukon River at Fort Yukon, Alaska...
- Miner RiverMiner RiverThe Miner River is a river of the Nelson Region of New Zealand's South Island. It rises in hills ten kilometres south of Nelson city centre close to the southern end of the Bryant Range, flowing west to joing with the Roding River four kilometres south of Richmond.-References:...
- Fishing Branch
- Bell River
- Eagle River (Yukon)
- Old Crow RiverOld Crow RiverOld Crow River is a river located in the the Bering Sea Watershed of the Yukon. The river is a tributary of Porcupine River.-Archaeology Finds:...
- Bluefish River
- Miner River
- Marsh Lake
- Yukon River
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- Alsek RiverAlsek RiverThe Alsek River is a wilderness river flowing from the Yukon into Northern British Columbia and into Alaska. The surrounding area from the Western edge of the Alsek to East of the East Alsek is known to locals as Dry Bay.-Course:...
- Kaskawulsh River
- Jarvis River
- Dezadeash River
- Aishihik RiverAishihik RiverThe Aishihik River, also known as Canyon Creek, is a river in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Originating in Aishihik Lake, it flows south into the Dezadeash River, part of the Alsek River watershed....
(Canyon Creek)
- Aishihik River
- Tatshenshini RiverTatshenshini RiverThe Tatshenshini River is a river in the southwestern Yukon and the northwestern corner of British Columbia. It originates in British Columbia, near Haines Highway...
- Klukshu River
- Blanchard River (Yukon)
- Alsek River
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- Aishihik RiverAishihik RiverThe Aishihik River, also known as Canyon Creek, is a river in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Originating in Aishihik Lake, it flows south into the Dezadeash River, part of the Alsek River watershed....
(Canyon Creek) - Alsek RiverAlsek RiverThe Alsek River is a wilderness river flowing from the Yukon into Northern British Columbia and into Alaska. The surrounding area from the Western edge of the Alsek to East of the East Alsek is known to locals as Dry Bay.-Course:...
- Babbage River
- Big Salmon River
- Blackstone River (Canada)
- Blow River
- Bluefish River
- Bonnet Plume RiverBonnet Plume RiverThe Bonnet Plume River is one of the Yukon's better-known rivers. It flows from a mountain lake source in the Bonnet Plume Range in the Mackenzie Mountains through several mountain ranges to its confluence with the Peel. It is very popular with outdoor enthusiasts as a canoe, kayak or rafting trip...
- Coal RiverCoal River (Canada)The Coal River runs from southern Yukon, Canada into northern British Columbia, Canada where it flows into the Liard River at historic milepost 533 of the Alaska Highway . This river hosts series of class 5 and 6 rapids but start of the river is not accessible by road, only the bottom end is...
- Dezadeash River
- Donjek River
- Eagle River (Yukon)
- Firth River
- Fishing Branch
- Fortymile RiverFortymile RiverThe Fortymile River is a river in Alaska and the Yukon. Prior to the Klondike Gold Rush, there was considerable mining activity along this tributary of the Yukon River. In the 1970s, there was an asbestos mine at Clinton Creek in the Yukon. When gold was discovered on the Fortymille River in 1886,...
- Hart River
- Hess River
- Hoole River
- Hyland River
- Indian RiverIndian River (Yukon)Dän Tàgé, best known as Indian River, is a tributary of the Yukon River in Yukon, Canada. Its official name was changed to Dän Tàgé, meaning person river . The river is a gravel-bed stream located south of Dawson City. It forms the southern boundary of the Yukon placer gold district. Indian River...
- Jarvis River
- Kaskawulsh River
- Klondike RiverKlondike RiverThe Klondike River is a tributary of the Yukon River in Canada that gave its name to the Klondike Gold Rush. The Klondike River has its source in the Ogilvie Mountains and flows into the Yukon River at Dawson City....
- Kluane River
- Klukshu River
- La Biche River
- Liard RiverLiard RiverThe Liard River flows through Yukon, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada. Rising in the Saint Cyr Range of the Pelly Mountains in southeastern Yukon, it flows southeast through British Columbia, marking the northern end of the Rocky Mountains and then curving northeast back...
- Malcolm River
- McCabe CreekMcCabe CreekMcCabe Creek is a river in Yukon Territory, Canada. A farm site on the creek was a checkpoint for the Yukon Quest sled dog race, but the checkpoint building burned down in 2009 and the site's future participation in the race is uncertain....
- McClintock Creek
- McQuesten River
- Morley River
- Nisling River
- Nisutlin River
- Nordenskiold River
- Ogilvie River
- Old Crow RiverOld Crow RiverOld Crow River is a river located in the the Bering Sea Watershed of the Yukon. The river is a tributary of Porcupine River.-Archaeology Finds:...
- Peel RiverPeel River (Canada)The Peel River is a tributary of the Mackenzie River in the Yukon and Northwest Territories in Canada. Its source is in the Ogilvie Mountains in the central Yukon at the confluence of the Ogilvie River and Blackstone River...
- Pelly RiverPelly RiverThe Pelly River is a river in Canada, and is a headstream of the Yukon River. The river originates west of the Mackenzie Mountains and flows 530 km long through the south central Yukon. The Pelly has two main tributaries, the Ross and Macmillan rivers.The river was named by Robert Campbell in...
- Porcupine RiverPorcupine RiverThe Porcupine River is a river that runs through Alaska and the Yukon. Having its source in the Ogilvie Mountains north of Dawson City, Yukon, it flows north, veers to the southwest, goes through the community of Old Crow, Yukon, flowing into the Yukon River at Fort Yukon, Alaska...
- Ross RiverRoss River (Yukon)The Ross River in the Yukon, Canada is one of the main tributaries of the Pelly River. It rises in the Mackenzie Mountains and the community of Ross River can be found where it joins the Pelly.-External links:* at the Atlas of Canada...
- Sixtymile River
- Slims River
- South MacMillan River
- Stewart RiverStewart RiverThe Stewart River is a long river in the Yukon Territory of Canada. It originates in the Selwyn Mountains, which stand on the border between the Northwest Territories and the Yukon Territory. From there, the Stewart flows west, past the village of Mayo...
- Tagish River
- Takhini RiverTakhini RiverThe Takhini River is a watercourse in the Yukon Territory of Canada. The river is located just north of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, and flows from west to east, meeting the Yukon River at a point between Whitehorse and Lake Laberge...
- Tatshenshini RiverTatshenshini RiverThe Tatshenshini River is a river in the southwestern Yukon and the northwestern corner of British Columbia. It originates in British Columbia, near Haines Highway...
- Teslin RiverTeslin RiverThe Teslin River is a river in southern Yukon Territory and northwestern British Columbia, Canada, that flows 393 miles from its source south of Teslin Lake to its confluence with the Yukon River....
- Trail River
- White River (Yukon)
- Wind River (Yukon)Wind River (Yukon)The Wind River is a river in Yukon, part of the Peel River watershed. The river is made up of long sets of Class I and Class II rapids, with virtually no flat water. The river is very wide and braided at parts, and can get very shallow. It lies to the west of the Bonnet Plume and Snake Rivers.The...
- Wolf River (Yukon)
- Yukon RiverYukon RiverThe Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. The source of the river is located in British Columbia, Canada. The next portion lies in, and gives its name to Yukon Territory. The lower half of the river lies in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river is long and empties into...