The Tulsequah River, formerly the Talsekwe River (

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: ''Taaltsux̱éi''), is a

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of the

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in northwestern

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, located south of the

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and inland from

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. The unincorporated settlement of Tulsequah is located at the confluence.

Protection Efforts

Canadian environmental officials have known for decades the closed Tulsequah Chief Mine leaks acids into the Tulsequah River and ultimately into the Taku River and have monitored the site and issued several ordersChronology of Cleanup Orders and Company Responses
/ref> for cleanup since 1989. In July 2009, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin wrote a letter to B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell urging him to collaborate with Alaska in an effort to mediate the mine leakage.Gov. Palin urges Canadians to address mine's acid drainage
/ref> An Alaska organization, Rivers Without Borders, has been working to gain legislative protection for the Taku River on the Alaska side, an effort driven in part by the mine's waste flowing into the Tulsequah River.

References

* Rivers of the Boundary Ranges Atlin District Cassiar Land District {{BritishColumbiaInterior-river-stub

Protection Efforts

See also

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