Fortymile River

The Fortymile River is a river in Alaska and the Yukon. Prior to the Klondike Gold Rush, there was considerable mining activity along this affluent of the Yukon River. In the 1970s, there was an asbestos mine at Clinton Creek in the Yukon.
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La Fortymile River est une rivière qui parcourt l'Alaska (États-Unis et le  Territoire du Yukon (Canada). Avant la ruée vers l'or du Klondike, d'importantes activités minières avaient déjà lieu sur les rives de cet affluent du fleuve Yukon. Dans les années 1970, une mine d'amiante fut ouverte à Clinton Creek, Yukon.
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Bureau of Land Management
Northern Field Office
1150 University Avenue
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709
Designated Reach: December 2, 1980. The main stem within the state of Alaska, including O'Brien Creek, the South Fork, Napoleon Creek, Franklin Creek, Uhler Creek, the Walker Fork downstream from the confluence of Liberty Creek, Wade Creek, the Mosquito Fork downstream from the vicinity of Kechumstuk, the West Fork Dennison Fork downstream from the confluence of Logging Cabin Creek, the Dennison Fork downstream from the confluence of the West Fork Dennison Fork, Logging Cabin Creek, the North Fork, Hutchison Creek, Champion Creek, the Middle Fork downstream from the confluence of Joseph Creek, and Joseph Creek.
Classification/Mileage: Wild -- 179.0 miles; Scenic -- 203.0 miles; Recreational -- 10.0 miles; Total -- 392.0 miles.
This river system is an extensive network of creeks and rivers in east-central Alaska. Boaters have many choices for trips winding through canyons of birch, spruce and aspen; muskeg marshes and alpine tundra on the flanks of Mount Fairplay.