Aishihik River

Aishihik River, immediately upstream from the Alaska Highway crossing

Otter Falls

The Aishihik River, also known as Canyon Creek, is a river in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Originating in Aishihik Lake, it flows south into the Dezadeash River, part of the Alsek River watershed.[1]

Otter Falls, located on the Aishihik River, were pictured on the reverse of the 1954 series of Canadian $5 bills.[2] Flows on the northern portion of the river, including Otter Falls, are considerably reduced because of a hydroelectric dam and station owned by the Yukon Energy Corporation.[2] The Aishihik Road mainly follows the river.

The river crosses the Alaska Highway at small outpost called Canyon Creek, Yukon, where a replica of one of the original wooden bridges of the Alaska Highway still stands.

See also

• List of rivers of British Columbia
• List of rivers of Yukon

References

1. Workman, William B.; Lawhead, Stephen (January 1, 1978). Prehistory of the Aishihik-Kluane Area, Southwest Yukon Territory. University of Ottawa Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-77282-071-3.
2. Coates, Kenneth; Morrison, William Robert (2005). Land of the Midnight Sun: A History of the Yukon. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-2757-7.

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