Indian River (Yukon)

For other places with the same name, see Indian River (disambiguation).

For the tributary of the Teslin River formerly called the Indian River, see Dän Tàgé.

Indian River
256px Panning for gold on the Indian River, 1904; photo by Joseph Tyrrell, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
Country	Canada
Territory	Yukon
Part of	Bering Sea drainage basin
Source confluence	Australia Creek, Dominion Creek, Scribner Creek and Wounded Moose Creek
- elevation	487 m (1,598 ft)
- coordinates
Mouth	Yukon River
- elevation	333 m (1,093 ft)
- coordinates

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

Course

For a map showing the river course, see this reference.

The river begins at the confluence of Australia Creek, Dominion Creek, Scribner Creek and Wounded Moose Creek, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of the settlement of Dominion. It flows northwest, then turns west to reach its mouth at the Yukon River.

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. Indian River and its tributaries are the largest gold producers in the Yukon. In 2001, the river produced 119,999 grams (4,232.8 oz) of gold. In 2008, Klondike Star Mineral Corporation announced plans to further develop the gold resources of the river.

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

• 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

• List of rivers of Yukon