Stikine River

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The Stikine River is a major wild river of northwestern British Columbia and southeastern Alaska, renowned for its deep canyons, rich wildlife habitat, and significance to Indigenous peoples.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Stikine River canonical 39
Stikine River basin 9
Stikine River watershed 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
transboundary river
associatedWithEthnicGroup Gitxsan (historical trade connections)
Kaska Dena
Tahltan people
Tlingit people
basinCountry Canada
United States of America
borderOf Stikine-LeConte Wilderness
country Canada
United States of America
drainageBasin Pacific Ocean drainage basin
flowsThrough Coast Mountains
Stikine Plateau
Stikine River Provincial Park
Wrangell, Alaska
hasCanyon Grand Canyon of the Stikine
Little Canyon (Stikine)
hasHistoricalUse Indigenous trade route
access route during Cassiar Gold Rush
transportation corridor during fur trade era
hasTributary Choquette River
Chutine River NERFINISHED
Craig River NERFINISHED
Dease River (via Iskut system contextually related)
Flood River
Iskut River
Katete River
Little Tahltan River
McBride River
Mess Creek
Pitman River
Porcupine River (Stikine tributary)
Spatsizi River
Tahltan River
Tuya River NERFINISHED
Verrett River
knownFor deep canyons
importance to Indigenous peoples
remote wilderness
rich wildlife habitat
salmon runs
whitewater kayaking
wild and free-flowing character
length approximately 379 miles
approximately 610 km
locatedIn Alaska
British Columbia
North America
Skeena–Queen Charlotte region context (historical mapping)
mouthLocation Clarence Strait
Pacific Ocean
near Wrangell, Alaska
near Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
partOf Stikine River watershed
sourceLocation Spatsizi Plateau
northwestern British Columbia

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Coast Mountains drainageTo Stikine River
Wrangell hasNearbyWaterBody Stikine River
Northern British Columbia contains Stikine River
Hazelton partOfProvincialRiding Stikine
linked to: Stikine River
Wrangell, Alaska nearbyRiver Stikine River
Stikine Region hasMajorRiver Stikine River
Stikine Region namedAfter Stikine River
Skeena Mountains drainageBasin Stikine River
Fort Wrangell locatedNear Stikine River
Stikine-LeConte Wilderness adjacentTo Stikine River
Little Canyon (Stikine) locatedIn Stikine River
Little Canyon (Stikine) riverCrossed Stikine River
Little Canyon (Stikine) watercourse Stikine River
Little Canyon (Stikine) naturalFeatureOf Stikine River valley
linked to: Stikine River
Spatsizi Plateau drainageRegion Stikine River basin
linked to: Stikine River
Spatsizi Plateau hasNearbyRiver Stikine River
Stikine Plateau drainedBy Stikine River
Stikine Plateau namedAfter Stikine River
Porcupine River (Stikine tributary) riverSystem Stikine River basin
linked to: Stikine River
Porcupine River (Stikine tributary) partOf Stikine River watershed
linked to: Stikine River
Little Tahltan River tributaryOf Stikine River
Little Tahltan River partOfWatershed Stikine River watershed
linked to: Stikine River
Dease River partOf Stikine River watershed
linked to: Stikine River
Dease River tributaryOf Stikine River
Dease River hasHydrologicalSystem Stikine River system
linked to: Stikine River
Dease River drainageBasin Stikine River basin
linked to: Stikine River
Grand Canyon of the Stikine river Stikine River
Grand Canyon of the Stikine partOf Stikine River
Tahltan people traditionalRiver Stikine River
Flood River mouthOf Stikine River
Flood River tributaryOf Stikine River
Flood River partOf Stikine River basin
linked to: Stikine River
Tahltan River tributaryOf Stikine River
Tahltan River mouthLocatedIn Stikine River
Tahltan River partOf Stikine River watershed
linked to: Stikine River
Spatsizi River tributaryOf Stikine River
Spatsizi River riverSystem Stikine River basin
linked to: Stikine River
Spatsizi River nearestMajorRiver Stikine River
Iskut River tributaryOf Stikine River
Iskut River mouthLocatedIn Stikine River
Iskut River isLargestTributaryOf Stikine River
Iskut River partOf Stikine River watershed
linked to: Stikine River
Pitman River tributaryOf Stikine River
Pitman River partOf Stikine River system
linked to: Stikine River
Pitman River riverSystem Stikine River system
linked to: Stikine River
Choquette River mouth Stikine River