Yukon
Kluane National Park

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Braided stream, Kluane Lake National Park, Yukon Territory.

This stream is fed by meltwater from a valley glacier. During spring, the entire riverbed is flooded by melting snow and ice, which is channeled through the valley. When the spring run-off ends, the level of water drops, because the river is fed mainly by the slow melting of the glacier upstream. The reduced water levels flow through sediments deposited by the river when the velocity of the current becomes too slow to carry the load any further.

Latitude: 60.816
Longitude: -138.466
Physiographic Region: Cordilleran (Mountains, Highland, Foothill)
Photographer: Robert Bélanger
GSC Photo Number: 2002-683
High Resolution Image: Available on request

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