Big Salmon River (Yukon River)
| Big Salmon River | ||
 Upper course |
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| Data | ||
| location | Yukon (Canada) | |
| River system | Yukon River | |
| Drain over | Yukon River → Bering Sea | |
| origin |
Quiet Lake 61 ° 5 '37 " N , 133 ° 4' 33" W. |
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| Source height | approx. 802 m | |
| muzzle |
Yukon River Coordinates: 61 ° 52 '50 " N , 134 ° 55' 18" W 61 ° 52 '50 " N , 134 ° 55' 18" W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 522 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 280 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 1.2 ‰ | |
| length | 240 km | |
| Catchment area | 6760 km² | |
| Discharge at gauge near Carmacks A Eo : 6760 km² |
MQ 1953/1996 Mq 1953/1996 |
67 m³ / s 9.9 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | South Big Salmon River | |
| Right tributaries | North Big Salmon River | |
| Flowing lakes | Sandy Lake, Big Salmon Lake | |
The Big Salmon River (English for "large salmon river") is a 240 km long right tributary of the Yukon River in the Yukon Territory in Canada .
It flows through the traditional settlement areas of the First Nations of the Teslin Tlingit , the Kaska-Dena and the Little Salmon Carmacks . It has its origin in Quiet Lake . From there it flows north through Sandy Lake and Big Salmon Lake . The river squeezes through the mountains in a north-westerly direction. To the west of the river is the Big Salmon Range , to the east are the Pelly Mountains . The largest tributaries are the South Big Salmon River and the North Big Salmon River . At river kilometer 208.5 ( ⊙ ) the river is blocked by tree trunks over its entire width (so-called log jams ). In the area of river kilometer 15 (15 km before its confluence with the Yukon River), the Big Salmon River seeks a new course of the river. A large delta has formed there because the former course is blocked. The former Big Salmon Village trading post was located at the confluence of the Big Salmon River and Yukon River.
ecology
The black spruce is the predominant tree species in the Big Salmon River catchment area . The animal world is very extensive. Moose, bears, wolves and eagles can be seen in large numbers.
recreation
The Big Salmon River is a medium-sized wilderness migrating river. Two-week canoe tours are offered from Quiet Lake, accessible from South Canol Road , the Big Salmon River and an additional 120 km down the Yukon River to Carmacks . The degree of difficulty of the whitewater trails is I-II. The river is not suitable for beginners.
Web links
- C. Michael Hogan, Black Spruce: Picea mariana , GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg, November, 2008
- Parks Canada. 1976. Wild Rivers: Yukon Territory , Published by Wild Rivers Survey, Planning Division, Parks Canada, 84 pages
- Scott R. Robinson. 1988. Movement and Distribution of Western Arctic Caribou Herd across the Buckland Valley and Nulato Hills , US Bureau of Land Management Open file Report 23, Alaska
- Link to film Big Salmon River at www.mediathek-hessen.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Big Salmon River at the gauge near Carmacks - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ^ Parks Canada. 1976
- ↑ Scott R. Robinson. 1988