Kelsall River
| Kelsall River | ||
 The Kelsall River near its confluence with the Chilkat River |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1423026 | |
| location |
Yukon , British Columbia (Canada), Alaska (USA) |
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| River system | Chilkat River | |
| Drain over | Chilkat River → Pacific Ocean | |
| confluence | several glacial streams 59 ° 49 ′ N , 136 ° 22 ′ W |
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| muzzle | in the Chilkat River coordinates: 59 ° 31 '53 " N , 136 ° 2' 0" W 59 ° 31 '53 " N , 136 ° 2' 0" W |
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| Mouth height |
42 m
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| length | approx. 60 km | |
| Flowing lakes | Kelsall Lake | |
The Kelsall River is a river in the far northwest of Canada .
It crosses the US state of Alaska as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory . It rises from a glacier southeast of Mount Kelsall , flows through Kelsall Lake and flows about 16 km upstream from the Klehini River into the Chilkat River .
The river was named in 1916 after R. Kelsall, a member of the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Surveying Party . The Tlingit called him Jelchhini .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kelsall River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ Kelsall River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)