Aishihik River
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The Aishihik River, also known as Canyon Creek, is a river in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Originating in Aishihik Lake, it flows south into the Dezadeash River, part of the Alsek River watershed.[1]
Otter Falls, located on the Aishihik River, were pictured on the reverse of the 1954 series of Canadian $5 bills.[2] Flows on the northern portion of the river, including Otter Falls, are considerably reduced because of a hydroelectric dam and station owned by the Yukon Energy Corporation.[2] The Aishihik Road mainly follows the river.
The river crosses the Alaska Highway at small outpost called Canyon Creek, Yukon, where a replica of one of the original wooden bridges of the Alaska Highway still stands.
See also
[edit]60°50′11.3″N 137°5′17″W / 60.836472°N 137.08806°W
References
[edit]- ^ Workman, William B.; Lawhead, Stephen (1978-01-01). Prehistory of the Aishihik-Kluane Area, Southwest Yukon Territory. University of Ottawa Press. ISBN 978-1-77282-071-3.
- ^ a b Coates, Kenneth; Morrison, William Robert (2005). Land of the Midnight Sun: A History of the Yukon. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-2757-7.