Teslin River

Teslin River on the Alaska Highway

The Teslin River is a 393 km long right or southeast tributary of the Yukon River in Canada.

River

The mountain river originates in the transition region of South Yukon Plateau and the Stikine Ranges plateau. Its sources are located in British Columbia to a mountain lake, fed by various streams. The water flows through this lake, leaving him in the north and arrives at the more northerly Teslin Lake, which he fed approximately at the southeast end and flows in southeast-northwest direction. In this lake, it crosses the line into Yukon Territory, after which the eastern arm of the lake coming from the Nisutlin River discharges. Until its confluence with the Teslin Teslin Lake of the River is 59 km long.

The Teslin River exits the 144 km long lake at its northern end and flows in a northerly direction through a high mountain valley to its confluence with the Yukon River near the village of Hootalinqua ( Indian ': the confluence of two great rivers "). He has traveled from the lake to the mouth of the Yukon River about 190 km.

The catchment area of ​​the Teslin River covers 35,500 km ².

Places

The villages on the Teslin River include:

• Teslin
• Johnson's Crossing
• Hootalinqua