Big Salmon River (Yukon)

The Big Salmon River flows through the traditional territories of Teslin Tlingit, the Kaska Dena, and the Little Salmon Carmacks First Nations. This Big Salmon River is a tributary of the Yukon River The encampment of Big Salmon Village lies at the confluence of the Big Salmon and Yukon Rivers.

Geography and ecology

Black spruce is a dominant tree in the Big Salmon River watershed.[1][2] This locale near the Seward Peninsula represents the near westernmost limit of the Black Spruce, Picea mariana,[3] one of the most widespread conifers in northern North America.

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References

Line notes

  1. Parks Canada. 1976
  2. Scott R. Robinson. 1988
  3. C. Michael Hogan. 2008]


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