Endicott River Explained

Endicott River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Endicott River in Alaska
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Alaska
Subdivision Type4:Borough
Subdivision Name4:Haines
Length:25miles
Source1:unnamed glacier 2miles south of Mount Young
Source1 Location:Chilkat Range, Tongass National Forest, Endicott River Wilderness
Source1 Coordinates:58.8328°N -135.5897°W
Source1 Elevation:2394feet[1]
Mouth:Lynn Canal
Mouth Location:25miles northwest of Juneau
Mouth Coordinates:58.7781°N -135.2439°W[2]
Mouth Elevation:0feet

The Endicott River is a stream, 25miles long, in Haines Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] Beginning at the base of an unnamed glacier near Mount Young in the Chilkat Range, it flows generally eastward into the Lynn Canal.[3] Most of the river's course lies within the Endicott River Wilderness of the Tongass National Forest.[3] The river mouth is about 25miles northwest of Juneau.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. Web site: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey . January 1, 2000. [{{gnis3|1421745}} Endicott River ]. December 23, 2013.
  3. Book: Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer. DeLorme. Yarmouth, Maine. 32. 7th. 2010. 978-0-89933-289-5.