The
Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern
North America. The source of the river is located in
British Columbia,
Canada. The next portion lies in, and gives its name to,
Yukon. The lower half of the river lies in the
U.S. state of
Alaska. The river is long and empties into the
Bering Sea at the
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. The average flow is 6,430 m³/s (227,000 ft³/s). The total drainage area is 832,700 km² (321,500 mi²), of which 323,800 km² (126,300 mi²) is in Canada. By comparison, the total area is more than 25% larger than
Texas or
Alberta.