Unuk River

It flows from the Coast Mountains southwest to Behm Canal, northeast of Ketchikan, Alaska.

From its headwaters in a heavily glaciated area in British Columbia, south of the lower Iskut River, the Unuk flows west and south for 129 kilometres (80 mi), crossing into Alaska and emptying into Burroughs Bay, an inlet of Behm Canal.

In Alaska the river flows through the Misty Fjords National Monument.

The USGS reports that a 1906 publication said the correct name for the river is “Junuk” or “Junock”,[2] but it is unclear whether the initial sound is supposed to be an affricate [dʒ] or an approximant [j].

The Unuk River supports relatively large runs of salmon, including chinook, coho, pink, chum, and sockeye.