- elevation 888 ft (271 m) Basin area 1,611 km² | - elevation 253 ft (77 m) | |
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Boroughs Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska | ||
The Tlikakila River (Dena'ina Athabascan Łiq'a Qilanhtnu, literally "salmon-are-there river") is a stream, 51 miles (82 km) long, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river, lying entirely within Lake Clark National Park, flows southwest from Summit Lake in the Chigmit Mountains of the Aleutian Range to Lake Clark.
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Map of Tlikakila River, Alaska, USA
The Tlikakila is one of three national "wild rivers" in Lake Clark National Park. The other two are the Mulchatna and the Chilikadrotna, all added in 1980 to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Boating
Varying from Class I (easy) to III (difficult) on the International Scale of River Difficulty, the Tlikakila River is floatable by raft and kayak. The Alaska River Guide describes it as suitable for "intermediate boaters with good wilderness skills". To reach the floatable parts of the river from Summit Lake, boaters must make a 2-mile (3 km) portage. Dangers include Class III rapids, which may require a second portage below the confluence with the North Fork Tlikakila River. Bears pose another danger, as does quicksand on the lower river.