Klondike River

Klondike River
River
Klondike River crossing Dempster Highway (upstream)
Country	Canada
Territory	Yukon
Source	Ogilvie Mountains
Mouth	Yukon River
- location	Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
- coordinates	64°03′08″N 139°26′27″W / 64.05222°N 139.44083°W / 64.05222; -139.44083Coordinates: 64°03′08″N 139°26′27″W / 64.05222°N 139.44083°W / 64.05222; -139.44083
Length	160 km (99 mi)
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The Klondike River is a tributary of the Yukon River in Canada that gave its name to the Klondike Gold Rush. The Klondike River has its source in the Ogilvie Mountains and flows into the Yukon River at Dawson City.

Its name comes from the Hän word Tr'ondëk (/ʈʂʼontək/) meaning hammerstone, which were used to hammer down stakes used to set salmon nets.

Gold was discovered in tributaries of the Klondike River in 1896 and is still being mined today.

In Jack London's story "A Relic of the Pliocene" (Collier's Weekly, 1901), this river was mentioned as "Reindeer River". (See Reindeer Lake.)

Gallery

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  Klondike River (left) flowing into the Yukon River (top and right) at Dawson City

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  Klondike River crossing Dempster Highway (downstream)

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  Mouth of the Klondike River to the Yukon River at Dawson City

See also

• List of rivers of Yukon

References

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