11 Facts About Yukon River

Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America.

Yukon River has a recent history of pollution from military installations, dumps, wastewater, and other sources.

Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council, a cooperative effort of 70 First Nations and tribes in Alaska and Canada, has the goal of making the river and its tributaries safe to drink from again by supplementing and scrutinizing government data.

Lewes River is the former name of the upper course of the Yukon, from Marsh Lake to the confluence of the Pelly River at Fort Selkirk.

The Yukon River proper starts at the northern end of Marsh Lake, just south of Whitehorse.

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The upper end of the Yukon River was originally known as the Lewes River until it was established that it actually was the Yukon.

Navigational obstacles on the Yukon River are the Five Finger Rapids and Rink Rapids downstream from Carmacks.

Yukon River is home to one of the longest salmon runs in the world.

Villages along the Yukon River have historically relied on and continue to rely on salmon for their cultural, subsistence, and commercial needs.

Common methods of fishing on the Yukon River include set gillnets, drift nets, dip nets, and fish wheels.

The United States Department of Commerce issued a Federal Disaster Declaration for the 2008 and 2009 Commercial Chinook Yukon River fisheries, calling for the complete closure of commercial fishing along with restrictions on subsistence fishing.