Fortymile River

View from the Taylor Highway on the Fortymile River

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The Fortymile River ( English for " Forty Mile River ") is a left tributary of the Yukon River in Alaska and the Yukon Territory.

It is formed by the confluence of the North Fork Fortymile River and South Fork Fortymile River 50 km southeast of Eagle, Alaska. The Fortymile River about 80 km from there flows eastwards and flows 40 miles downstream from Fort Reliance at the former gold mining town Forty Mile, Yukon Territory in the Yukon River.

The numerous branches of the river in the headwaters unite west of the Taylor Highway in the region. The last major tributary meets north of its junction with the Top of the World Highway on the Fortymile River.

1980 were reported under the administration of the Bureau of Land Management 630 km river length in the catchment area of ​​the Fortymile River in Alaska by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act as a National Wild and Scenic River.

Forty Mile (Yukon) Municipality National Wild and Scenic Rivers System Eagle (Alaska) Alagnak River Alatna River Andreafsky River Aniakchak River Beaver Creek (Alaska) Birch Creek (Alaska) Charley River Delta River Gulkana River Ivishak River John River (Alaska) Kobuk River Koyukuk River Noatak River Nowitna River Selawik River Sheenjek River Tinayguk River Tlikakila River Unalakleet River Wind River (Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska)
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