Stikine River

General data

Name: Stikine River
Water system: Eastern Passage (Alaska)
Water type: River
Progression: Eastern Passage (Alaska) -> Gulf of Alaska -> Pacific Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Subpolar
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America, Canada

The Stikine River is a major river in northern British Columbia (BC), Canada and southeastern Alaska in the United States.

It drains a large, remote upland area known as the Stikine Country east of the Coast Mountains. Flowing west and south for 610 kilometres (379 mi), it empties into various straits of the Inside Passage near Wrangell, Alaska. About 90 percent of the river's length and 95 percent of its drainage basin are in Canada. Considered one of the last truly wild large rivers in BC, the Stikine flows through a variety of landscapes including boreal forest, steep canyons and wide glacial valleys.

Stikine River

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