Pelly River

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Pelly River (Ts'enkínyäk Chú)
Pelly River at Pelly Crossing
Map of the Pelly River
Etymology	Named by Robert Campbell in honour of Sir John Henry Pelly, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Location
Country	Canada
Territory	Yukon
Cities	Ross River Faro Pelly Crossing
Physical characteristics
Source	Mackenzie Mountains
• location	An unnamed glacier
• coordinates	62°26′32″N 129°11′34″W / 62.44222°N 129.19278°W / 62.44222; -129.19278
• elevation	1,465 m (4,806 ft)
Mouth	Yukon River
• coordinates	62°46′44″N 137°20′16″W / 62.77889°N 137.33778°W / 62.77889; -137.33778
• elevation	458 m (1,503 ft)
Length	530 km (330 mi), East-southeast to west-northwest
Basin size	49,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	700 m3/s (25,000 cu ft/s)
• minimum	35 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s)
• maximum	4,160 m3/s (147,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• right	Ross River, Tay River, Macmillan River

The Pelly River (Ts'ekínyäk Chú^[1]) is a river in Canada, and is a headstream of the Yukon River. The river originates west of the Mackenzie Mountains and flows 530 km (330 mi) long through the south central Yukon. The Pelly has two main tributaries, the Ross and Macmillan rivers.

The Selkirk First Nation (Hucha Hudan people) name for the river is Ts'enkínyäk Chú, meaning 'water running between the mountains'. The river was later named by Robert Campbell in honour of Sir John Henry Pelly, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. The restored Hudson's Bay Company trading post of Fort Selkirk is at the juncture of the Pelly and Yukon Rivers.