Iskut River

Iskut River
Looking south over the Iskut River, with Melville Peak in the background
Data
location	British Columbia ( Canada )
River system	Stikine River
Drain over	Stikine River  → Pacific Ocean
origin	Kluachon Lake 57 ° 50 ′ 3 ″  N , 130 ° 0 ′ 14 ″  W.
Source height	903  m
muzzle	Stikine River Coordinates: 56 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  N , 131 ° 47 ′ 0 ″  W 56 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  N , 131 ° 47 ′ 0 ″  W.
Mouth height	1  m
Height difference	902 m
Bottom slope	4.6 ‰
length	195 km
Catchment area	9400 km²
Discharge at gauge below Johnson River A Eo : 9,500 km²	MQ 1959/2012 Mq 1959/2012	457 m³ / s 48.1 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries	Coyote Creek, Todagin Creek , Ningunsaw River , Craig River , Inhini River
Right tributaries	Little Iskut River , Johnson River
Flowing lakes	Eddontenajon Lake , Tatogga Lake , Kinaskan Lake
Communities	Iskut , Bob Quinn Lake

The Iskut River is the largest tributary of the Stikine River in northwestern British Columbia ( Canada ).

The Iskut River has its origin in Kluachon Lake near the village of Iskut . It flows south through Eddontenajon Lake , Tatogga Lake and Kinaskan Lake in the far east of the Boundary Ranges . The Iskut River then flows through Kinaskan Lake Provincial Park . There is the Cascade Falls on the Iskut River. It continues to flow south before turning west at the Bob Quinn Lake settlement . It flows into the Stikine River from the left a few kilometers before the Alaska border .

Tributaries are: Craig River , Inhini River , Little Iskut River , Ningunsaw River .

Web links

Commons : Iskut River  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• Iskut River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} The Atlas of Canada - Rivers
2. ↑ Water Survey of Canada: Station 08CG001 ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2010) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.