Eagle River (Bradfield Canal)

For other uses, see Eagle River (disambiguation).
Eagle River
Country United States
State Alaska
Borough City and Borough of Wrangell
Source Eagle Lake
 - location Coast Mountains, Tongass National Forest
 - elevation 376 ft (115 m) [1]
 - coordinates 56°04′19″N 131°29′02″W / 56.07194°N 131.48389°W / 56.07194; -131.48389 [2]
Mouth Eagle Bay
 - location 5 miles (8 km) southwest of the head of Bradfield Canal
 - elevation 0 ft (0 m) [2]
 - coordinates 56°09′49″N 131°35′51″W / 56.16361°N 131.59750°W / 56.16361; -131.59750Coordinates: 56°09′49″N 131°35′51″W / 56.16361°N 131.59750°W / 56.16361; -131.59750 [2]
Length 8 mi (13 km) [3]
Location of the mouth of the Eagle River in Alaska

The Eagle River is a stream, 8 miles (13 km) long, in the borough of Wrangell in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] Heading at Eagle Lake in the Coast Mountains, it flows northwest through part of the Tongass National Forest into Eagle Bay on the Bradfield Canal.[2][4] Near the midpoint of its course, the river passes through Little Eagle Lake.[4] On the shore opposite Eagle Bay and the Eagle River mouth, the Harding River enters Bradfield Canal.[4]

Recreation

The United States Forest Service manages a public-use cabin, accessible only by floatplane, at Eagle Lake. Eagle Lake Cabin, about 1 mile (2 km) from the Eagle River outlet, comes with a 14-foot (4.3 m) oared skiff for fishing. Eagle Lake supports a population of "trophy" coastal cutthroat trout.[5]

Although the cabin is open year-round, lake ice may prevent floatplanes from landing. Amenities are minimal and do not include electricity or drinking water. Hunters as well as fishers sometimes rent the cabin.[6]

Major game fish in the Eagle River itself include pink and chum salmon, and Dolly Varden char, as well as coastal cutthroat trout.[7] These fish are accessible by boat traveling upriver from the mouth.[8]

The Forest Service manages a public-use cabin, the Harding River Cabin, about 2 miles (3 km) across Bradfield Canal from the Eagle River mouth. Renters of this cabin sometimes fish along the Eagle River or hunt for waterfowl on its tidal flats.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Eagle River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  3. ↑ Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. United States Government Printing Office. p. 293. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
  5. ↑ "Eagle Lake Cabin". United States Forest Service. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Eagle Lake Cabin, AK". Recreation.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  7. ↑ Limeres, Rene; Pedersen, Gunnar; et al. (2005). Alaska Fishing: The Ultimate Angler's Guide (3rd ed.). Roseville, California: Publishers Design Group. pp. 52, 60, 99, 110. ISBN 1-929170-11-4.
  8. 1 2 "Harding River Cabin". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved December 10, 2013.

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