Alsek River

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The Alsek River is a major glacial-fed river in northwestern North America that flows through the Yukon and Alaska to the Pacific, renowned for its wild, remote character and world-class wilderness rafting.

All labels observed (5)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial river ⓘ
river ⓘ
whitewater river ⓘ
climateType subarctic ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
drainageBasin Pacific Ocean basin ⓘ
emptiesInto Pacific Ocean ⓘ
flowsThrough Alaska ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ
Yukon ⓘ
hasFeature glacial silt ⓘ
icebergs in river channels ⓘ
strong rapids ⓘ
hasWildlife bald eagles ⓘ
grizzly bears ⓘ
moose ⓘ
salmon ⓘ
hazard cold water ⓘ
glacial outburst floods ⓘ
logjams ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Kluane National Park and Reserve ⓘ
Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park ⓘ
mouthLocation Dry Bay, Alaska ⓘ
notableFor glacial landscapes ⓘ
large braided channels ⓘ
remote wilderness character ⓘ
world-class rafting ⓘ
partOf Alsek–Tatshenshini river system ⓘ
linked to: Alsek River
recreationActivity river camping ⓘ
whitewater kayaking ⓘ
wilderness rafting ⓘ
region northwestern North America ⓘ
sourceRegion Kluane Ranges ⓘ
linked to: Yukon Ranges

Saint Elias Mountains ⓘ
tributary Dezadeash River ⓘ
Kaskawulsh River ⓘ
Llewellyn River ⓘ
Tatshenshini River ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Kluane / Wrangell–St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek ⓘ
usedFor scientific research ⓘ
wilderness tourism ⓘ
waterSource glaciers ⓘ
mountain precipitation ⓘ
snowmelt ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gulf of Alaska → drainedByRiver → Alsek River ⓘ
Alsek River → partOf → Alsek–Tatshenshini river system ⓘ
linked to: Alsek River
Saint Elias Mountains → drainage → Alsek River basin ⓘ
linked to: Alsek River
Tatshenshini-Alsek Park → partOf → Tatshenshini-Alsek river system ⓘ
linked to: Alsek River
Dry Bay, Alaska → mouthOf → Alsek River ⓘ
Kluane Icefield → drainsInto → Alsek River basin ⓘ
linked to: Alsek River
St. Elias Mountains glacial system → extendsInto → Alsek River basin ⓘ
linked to: Alsek River
Tatshenshini River → flowsInto → Alsek River ⓘ
Dezadeash River → partOf → Alsek River system ⓘ
linked to: Alsek River
Dezadeash River → mouthOf → Alsek River ⓘ
Kaskawulsh River → mouth → Alsek River ⓘ
Kaskawulsh River → tributaryOf → Alsek River ⓘ
Kaskawulsh River → riverSystem → Alsek River ⓘ
Kaskawulsh River → hasNearbyFeature → Alsek River ⓘ