Tsirku River

The Tsirku River is a glacier-fed stream in Southeast Alaska near the town of Haines in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river's source is found at the Tsirku Glacier, a large, sprawling ice mass at the border of Alaska and the Canadian province of British Columbia. The river ends in a 4-mile (6 km) wide delta near the Tlingit village of Klukwan. While many of the feeding glaciers are primarily in British Columbia, the river course lies entirely in Alaska.

Tsirku River
Tsirku River west of the mouth
Location of the mouth of the Tsirku River in Alaska
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Haines
Physical characteristics
Source	Tsirku Glacier
• location	north slope of Takhinsha Mountains
• coordinates	59°17′50″N 136°24′55″W[1]
• elevation	1,460 ft (450 m)[2]
Mouth	Chilkat River
• location	Klukwan, 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Skagway, Saint Elias Mountains
• coordinates	59°23′26″N 135°52′12″W[1]
• elevation	56 ft (17 m)[1]
Length	25 mi (40 km)[3]

After the Klehini River, the Tsirku River is the second largest tributary of the Chilkat River.

See also

• List of rivers of Alaska