Situk River
The Situk River in the Gulf of Alaska Watershed drains a portion of Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska. The Alaskan natives name was reported as R(eka) Sita or Sitak River by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 7), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). It was spelled Situk by E. J. Glave in 1890, and See-tuck by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1901. The river is popular with fly fishermen.[1][2][3]
| Situk River | |
|---|---|
 The Situk River drains is south of the Prince William Sound. | |
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| County | Yakutat |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Situk Lake |
| • coordinates | 59°37′57″N 139°24′38″W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Gulf of Alaska, Pacific Ocean |
• coordinates | 59°26′07″N 139°32′48″W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
References
- Yuasa, Mark (12 September 2009). "Outdoors notebook: Outlook good for razor-clam season". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Situk River
- U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps.
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