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Wolf River
Native name Ghùch Hîni
Country Canada
Territory Yukon
Physical characteristics
Main source Wolf Lake
988 m (3,241 ft)
60°42′37″N 131°44′02″W / 60.71028°N 131.73389°W / 60.71028; -131.73389
River mouth Nisutlin River
695 m (2,280 ft)
60°16′34″N 132°33′10″W / 60.27611°N 132.55278°W / 60.27611; -132.55278
Basin features
River system Bering Sea drainage basin

The Wolf River (Tlingit: Ghùch Hîni) is a river in Yukon, Canada. It is in the Bering Sea drainage basin and is a left tributary of the Nisutlin River.

The river begins at an Wolf Lake, flows west and takes in its right tributary the Red River, then turns southwest and heads to its mouth at the Nisutlin River. The Nisutlin River empties via Teslin Lake, the Teslin River and the Yukon River to the Bering Sea.

Tributaries

  • Caribou Creek (left)
  • English Creek (left)
  • Red River (right)
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