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The Indian River is a river in Yukon, Canada.[1][2][3] It is in the Bering Sea drainage basin and is a right tributary of the Yukon River.

Course

The river begins at the confluence of Australia Creek, Dominion Creek, Scribner Creek and Wounded Moose Creek, about Шаблон:Convert southwest of the settlement of Dominion. It flows northwest, then turns west to reach its mouth at the Yukon River.[3]

Geology

The river is a gravel-bed stream located south of Dawson City. It lies on the Klondike Plateau, and forms the southern boundary of the Yukon placer gold district.[4] Indian River and its tributaries are the largest gold producers in the Yukon. In 2001, the river produced Шаблон:Convert of gold.[4] In 2008, Klondike Star Mineral Corporation announced plans to further develop the gold resources of the river.[5]

Tributaries

  • Bertha Creek (right)
  • Nine Mile Creek (right)
  • Ophir Creek (right)
  • Ruby Creek (left)
  • Quartz Creek (right)
  • McKinnon Creek (left)
  • New Zealand Creek (right)
  • Montana Creek (left)
  • Eureka Creek (left)

Further reading

  • Шаблон:Cite web An account of working a season at a placer gold mining camp in the Indian River valley; mentions Quartz Creek and Ruby Creek tributaries, and Little Blanche Creek sub-tributary.

See also

References

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