Klondike River

watercourse in Yukon, Canada

Key facts

Native name: Tr'ondëk ( Hän )
Country: Canada
Territory: Yukon
Source: Ogilvie Mountains
Mouth: Yukon River
Location: Dawson City , Yukon , Canada
Length: 160 km (99 mi)

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Image: Klondike River crossing Dempster Highway 1.JPG

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The Klondike River (Hän: Tr'ondëk) is a tributary of the Yukon River in Canada that gave its name to the Klondike Gold Rush and the Klondike region of the Yukon Territory. The Klondike River rises in the Ogilvie Mountains and flows into the Yukon River at Dawson City.

Its name comes from the Hän word Tr'ondëk ( IPA: [ʈʂʼoⁿdək]) meaning hammerstone, a tool which was used to hammer down stakes used to set salmon nets.