Chilkoot River
| Chilkoot River | ||
 Mouth of the Chilkoot River |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1421037 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Chilkoot River | |
| source | in the Chilkoot Ranges 59 ° 33 ′ 13 ″ N , 135 ° 44 ′ 12 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 1000 m | |
| muzzle |
Lutak Inlet Coordinates: 59 ° 19 ′ 16 " N , 135 ° 33 ′ 18" W 59 ° 19 ′ 16 " N , 135 ° 33 ′ 18" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1000 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 31 ‰ | |
| length | 32 km | |
| Flowing lakes | Chilkoot Lake | |
 Weir to record the sockeye salmon population at the outflow from Chilkoot Lake |
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The Chilkoot River is a river in the Alaska Panhandle in southern Alaska .
The Chilkoot River has its source at a height of around 1000 m in the glaciated Chilkoot Ranges , the northernmost part of the Boundary Ranges . From there it initially flows in a west-south-west direction, but then turns south-south-east and flows through a wide valley. It flows through Chilkat Lake and shortly afterwards - 20 km southwest of Skagway - flows into the northern end of Lutak Inlet , the western branch of Chilkoot Inlet . The Chilkoot River has a length of 32 km. The lower reaches of the Chilkoot River lies in the Haines State Forest .
Four so-called salmon runs take place on the Chilkoot River every year , starting in mid-June and ending in mid-October. The salmon swim upstream to their spawning grounds . This attracts bears who hunt salmon by the river and Chilkoot Lake.
