Yahtse River facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Yahtse River
Location of the mouth of the Yahtse River in Alaska
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	City and Borough of Yakutat, Alaska
Physical characteristics
Main source	Malaspina Glacier 59°55′56″N 141°13′51″W / 59.93222°N 141.23083°W / 59.93222; -141.23083
River mouth	Pacific Ocean 63 miles (101 km) west of Yakutat 59°51′48″N 141°23′36″W / 59.86333°N 141.39333°W / 59.86333; -141.39333

The Yahtse River (Tlingit Yas'ei Héen) is a short glacier outlet stream extending from the Malaspina Glacier to the Pacific Ocean. The river formerly served as a primary outlet stream for the western portion of the Malaspina. Following the retreat of the Icy Bay glaciers in the 20th century the outlet of the Malaspina shifted to the Caetani River draining into Icy Bay, and the Yahtse was almost completely abandoned by the early 21st century.