Taku River
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The Taku River is a major river in northwestern British Columbia and southeastern Alaska, known for its remote wilderness, rich salmon runs, and significance to Indigenous communities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taku River canonical | 4 |
| Taku River basin | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Taku River Tlingit
ⓘ
Taku River Tlingit ⓘ
surface form:
Taku River Tlingit First Nation
Tlingit people ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| borderCrosses | Canada–United States border ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Taku Inlet ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern |
habitat degradation risk
ⓘ
mining impacts ⓘ salmon population protection ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | largely undeveloped watershed ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | temperate rainforest watershed ⓘ |
| hasFishSpecies |
Chinook salmon
ⓘ
Chum salmon ⓘ Coho salmon ⓘ Pink salmon ⓘ Sockeye salmon ⓘ cutthroat trout ⓘ eulachon ⓘ steelhead trout ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue |
environmental impact assessments
ⓘ
mining development disputes ⓘ |
| isHabitatFor |
bald eagle
ⓘ
black bear ⓘ brown bear ⓘ moose ⓘ mountain goat ⓘ trumpeter swan ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
Indigenous cultural practices
ⓘ
commercial salmon fisheries ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ subsistence fisheries ⓘ |
| knownFor |
glacially fed waters
ⓘ
importance to Indigenous communities ⓘ large wild salmon populations ⓘ remote wilderness ⓘ rich salmon runs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ Northwestern British Columbia ⓘ Southeastern Alaska ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn |
Pacific Ocean watershed
ⓘ
Taku Inlet ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tlingit people
ⓘ
surface form:
Tlingit traditional territory
|
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| sourceLocatedIn | Coast Mountains ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Taku River basin