Originating in Aishihik Lake, it flows south into the Dezadeash River, part of the Alsek River watershed.
[1] Otter Falls, located on the Aishihik River, were pictured on the reverse of the 1954 series of Canadian $5 bills.
[2] Flows on the northern portion of the river, including Otter Falls, are considerably reduced because of a hydroelectric dam and station owned by the Yukon Energy Corporation.
The river crosses the Alaska Highway at small outpost called Canyon Creek, Yukon, where a replica of one of the original wooden bridges of the Alaska Highway still stands.
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