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〕 | mouth_elevation_imperial = 0 | mouth_elevation_note = 〔 | length_imperial =52 | length_round = 0 | length_note = 〔 | watershed_imperial = | watershed_round = 0 | watershed_note = | discharge_location = | discharge_imperial = | discharge_round = 1 | discharge_note = | discharge_max_imperial = | discharge_min_imperial = | discharge1_location = | discharge1_note = | map = | map_size = 300 | map_caption = |map_alt = | map1 = Alaska Locator Map.PNG | map1_size = 300 | map1_locator = Alaska | map1_caption = Location of the mouth of the Chilkat River in Alaska |map1_alt = | commons = }} The Chilkat River is a river in British Columbia and southeastern Alaska that flows southward from the Coast Range to the Chilkat Inlet and ultimately Lynn Canal. It is about long. It begins at Chilkat Glacier, in Alaska, flows west and south in British Columbia for , enters Alaska and continues southwest for another . It reaches the ocean at the abandoned area of Wells, Alaska and deposits into a long delta area. The river was named by the Russians for the Chilkat group of Tlingit, called /Ǯiɬqut/ in their own language, who lived in the region. The name means "salmon storehouse".〔 Near the Chilkat River is the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, where thousands of bald eagles appear between October and February, to take advantage of late salmon runs. Nearby Haines, the nearest town, is the most common organization spot for birdwatchers. ==Tributaries== *Klehini River *Tsirku River 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chilkat River」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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