Head-of-salmon-river-toe-of-salmon-glacier

The Salmon River is a

braided stream A braided river (also called braided channel or braided stream) consists of a network of river channels separated by small, often temporary, islands called '' braid bars'' or, in British English usage, '' aits'' or ''eyots''. Braided streams t ...

that flows through Hyder,

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, and empties into the

Portland Canal Portland Canal is an arm of Portland Inlet, one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast. It is approximately long. The Portland Canal forms part of the border between southeastern Alaska and British Columbia. The name of the enti ...

. It is fed by

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from the

Salmon Glacier The Salmon Glacier is a glacier located ~ north of Stewart, British Columbia, and Hyder, Alaska, just on the Canadian side of the border. The glacier, one of hundreds in the Boundary Ranges, is notable for its major potential as a natural haz ...

, which is located within

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approximately 13 miles north of its confluence into the Canal and is road-accessible from the town of

Stewart, British Columbia Stewart is a district municipality at the head of the Portland Canal in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, near the Alaskan panhandle. In 2021, it had a population of 517. History The Nisga'a, who live around the Nass River, called th ...

. The river crosses the

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at .

References

Rivers of the North Coast of British Columbia Rivers of Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska Rivers of Alaska International rivers of North America Rivers of the Boundary Ranges Stewart Country Rivers of Unorganized Borough, Alaska Cassiar Land District {{BritishColumbiaCoast-river-stub

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