Bearpaw River

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Bearpaw River
Data
Water code US :  1398767
location Alaska (USA)
River system Yukon River
Drain over Kantishna River  → Tanana River  → Yukon River  → Bering Sea
Confluence of Bear Creek, Glacier Creek, and Moose Creek
63 ° 46 ′ 1 ″  N , 150 ° 34 ′ 2 ″  W.
Source height 443  m
muzzle Kantishna River southeast of the Britzshtini Mountains Coordinates: 64 ° 5 ′ 30 "  N , 150 ° 41 ′ 50"  W 64 ° 5 ′ 30 "  N , 150 ° 41 ′ 50"  W

length 88.5 km

The Bearpaw River is a 55 mile (89 km) long tributary of the Kantishna River in central Alaska in the United States of America . It is created by the confluence of Bear Creek, Glacier Creek and Moose Creek. The name Bearpaw River was first mentioned in 1905 by prospector LM Prindle of the United States Geological Survey .

The Bearpaw River was used by prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush as an access route into what is now the Kantishna District. The two ghost towns of Diamond and Glacier, which date from this period, lie on its banks . Gold finds are still reported at Bearpaw today.

course

The Bearpaw River is one of the larger rivers in the northern part of the Kantishna District. It flows at the foot of the Kantishna Hills and joins there with Little Caribou Creek and Crooked Creek. It then flows west for about 16 km to its confluence with Caribou Creek. The course then turns north. To the southeast of the Britzshtini Mountains, the river flows into the Kantishna River. The Bearpaw River flows through narrow canyons on its upper reaches , but below the confluence with Caribou Creek there is an extensive flood plain . Most of the river's course is now in Denali National Park and is accordingly protected.

fauna

The Bearpaw River offers fishing trips that include silver salmon , trout and rainbow trout . Furthermore, the river is an important spawning ground for king and ketal salmon . Populations of pike as well as the species Stenodus nelma have also been identified on the Bearpaw .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bearpaw River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ^ Bearpaw River. In: alaska.guide. Accessed July 12, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b Bearpaw River Prospects, Kantishna District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA. In: mindat.org. Accessed July 12, 2018 .
  4. ^ Bearpaw River Fishing. In: hookandbullet.com. Retrieved July 13, 2018 .
  5. ↑ United States National Park Service (Ed.): Draft Environmental Impact - Mining in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska . Anchorage, Alaska, S. 62 .