Tsirku River in Haines Borough AK

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Tsirku River, Haines Borough, Alaska

Tsirku River is a physical feature (stream) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Tsirku River places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.

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Feature Name: Tsirku River
Category: Alaska physical, cultural and historic features
Feature Type: Physical
Class: Stream
Description: heads in glacier on N slope of Takhinsha Mts., flows NE to Chilkat River at Klukwan, 21 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts
History: "Tlingit Indian name reported as ""Zirku"" by Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map). The Indian name meaning ""big salmon"" is spelled ""Tsirku"" in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 198). It was called ""Tisku River"" by the International Boundary Commission (IBC) in 1899, and ""Salmon River"" by Brooks (1900b, pl. 49), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). According to E. C. Robertson, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the local residents speak of it as the Big Salmon River."
Borough: Haines Borough
Latitude: 59.3905563354
Longitude: -135.869995117

Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Tsirku River: Tsirku River.


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Haines, AK (18.8 miles SE)

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