Pelly River

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The Pelly River is a major waterway in Canada’s Yukon Territory, flowing through remote wilderness and historic gold rush regions before joining the Yukon River.

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Pelly River canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
climateZone subarctic
country Canada
crossedBy Klondike Highway
surface form: Klondike Highway at Pelly Crossing
discovererOrExplorer Robert Campbell
drainageBasin Yukon River
surface form: Yukon River drainage basin
flowsDirection generally northwest
flowsInto Yukon River
flowsThrough historic gold rush regions
remote wilderness areas
hasEcosystemType boreal forest
subarctic river system
hasFeature braided channels
gravel bars
rapids
hasMajorCrossing Pelly Crossing bridge
hasNearbyIndigenousGroup Kaska Dena
Northern Tutchone
Tlingit
hasSettlementOnBank Fort Selkirk, Yukon
Pelly Crossing
surface form: Pelly Crossing, Yukon

Ross River, Yukon
hasTributary Earn River
Glenlyon River
Hoole River
Macmillan River
Ross River
Tay River
historicalUse fur trade route
transportation route during Klondike Gold Rush
locatedIn Yukon
Yukon Territory
locatedOnContinent North America
mouthOf Yukon River
namedAfter Sir John Pelly
namedBy Robert Campbell
partOf Yukon River
surface form: Yukon River basin
region northern Canada
riverMouthLocation central Yukon
near Fort Selkirk
sourceLocation Pelly Mountains
southeastern Yukon
usedFor canoeing
subsistence fishing
wilderness recreation
watercourseType navigable in sections

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Yukon River hasTributary Pelly River