White River (Yukon)

White River
White River from the Alaska Highway at Beaver Creek, Yukon, Canada
Data
Water code	US :  1411999
location	Alaska ( USA ), Yukon ( Canada )
River system	Yukon River
Drain over	Yukon River  → Bering Sea
origin	Russell Glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve , Alaska 61 ° 40 ′ 18 "  N , 141 ° 50 ′ 1"  W
Source height	2422  m
muzzle	in the Yukon River coordinates: 63 ° 11 '24 "  N , 139 ° 35' 19"  W 63 ° 11 '24 "  N , 139 ° 35' 19"  W.
Mouth height	approx.  350  m
Height difference	approx. 2072 m
Bottom slope	approx. 7.8 ‰
length	265 km
Catchment area	50,500 km²
Discharge at the gauge at kilometer 1881.6 on Alaska Highway A Eo : 6240 km²	MQ 1974/1999 Mq 1974/1999	113 m³ / s 18.1 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries	Snag Creek , Ladue River
Right tributaries	Generc River , Koidern River , Donjek River

The White River ( English for "white river") is a 265 kilometer long river, which has its origin on the Russell Glacier in Alaska , flows from there into the Canadian Yukon Territory and finally flows into the Yukon River . Its catchment area is 50,500 km², of which 12,500 km² is in Alaska.

The river got its name because of its color from sediments carried along . It receives glacier water from Kluane Lake via the Donjek River and carries it into the Yukon River. The mouth delta into the Yukon River is widely branched and constantly changing as the White River carries tons of sediment with it every day. From this point of mouth, the water of the Yukon River can no longer be used unfiltered as drinking water due to the turbidity caused by the sediments.

The Alaska Highway crosses the river on its only bridge near the Canadian settlement of Beaver Creek .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Russell Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Rivers . The Atlas of Canada
3. ↑ White River at the gauge at kilometer 1881.6 on the Alaska Highway - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET