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Eagle River (Bradfield Canal)

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For other uses, see Eagle River (disambiguation).

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The Eagle River is a stream, 8 miles (13 km) long, in the borough of Wrangell in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] 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.[1][2] Near the midpoint of its course, the river passes through Little Eagle Lake.[2] On the shore opposite Eagle Bay and the Eagle River mouth, the Harding River enters Bradfield Canal.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Major game fish in the Eagle River itself include pink and chum salmon, and Dolly Varden char, as well as coastal cutthroat trout.[5] These fish are accessible by boat traveling upriver from the mouth.[6]

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.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference gnis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
  3. ^ "Eagle Lake Cabin". United States Forest Service. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "Eagle Lake Cabin, AK". Recreation.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b "Harding River Cabin". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
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