| Inklin River | |
| Pushpin Map: | British Columbia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of Inklin River |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type3: | Province |
| Subdivision Name3: | British Columbia |
| Length: | 83km (52miles) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 177m3/s. |
| Source1: | Stikine Plateau |
| Source1 Location: | Coast Mountains |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 58.7764°N -132.0933°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 314m (1,030feet) |
| Mouth: | Taku River |
| Mouth Location: | Boundary Ranges |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 58.9028°N -133.1436°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 91m (299feet)[1] |
| Basin Size: | 10463km2, |
The Inklin River (Lingít: Héen Tlein) is a tributary of the Taku River in the northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It originates at the confluence of its two main tributaries, the Nahlin River and the Sheslay River[2] and flows generally west and northwest about 83km (52miles)[3] to join the Nakina River. The confluence of the Inklin and Nakina Rivers, at the uninhabited locality of Inklin, marks the beginning of the Taku River. The mouth of the Inklin River is located about 100km (100miles) northeast of Juneau, Alaska and about 160km (100miles) northwest of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia.
The river forms the southwestern boundary of the Taku Plateau, the northwesternmost sub-plateau of the Stikine Plateau. Along the river's southeast are the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains.
The Inklin River's watershed covers 10463km2, and its mean annual discharge is 177m3/s.[4]
The lower Inklin River flows through the Nakina–Inklin Rivers/Yáwu Yaa Conservancy.[5]
Major tributaries of the Inklin River include Yeth Creek, Sutlahine River, Kaustua Creek, Kowatua Creek, Teditua Creek, and its headwater rivers, the Nahlin and Sheslay Rivers.