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The Slims River (Ä’äy Chù) was a glacially fed river in the Canadian territory of Yukon.[1] Until 2016,[2] it originated in the Kaskawulsh Glacier, then ran approximately 15 mi (24 km) into the southern terminus of Kluane Lake.[3]

Over the course of a few days in the spring of 2016 the flow of the river was changed.[4] Where the meltwater of the Kaskawulsh Glacier had been draining in two directions, now it was all draining into the south-flowing Kaskawulsh river, and further on into the Gulf of Alaska, drastically reducing the size of the Slims.[5] Researchers suggested the change in flow could be due to manmade climate change; this was the first time manmade climate change was implicated in the reorganization of a river.[6]

The Slims River was purportedly named after a pack horse that drowned while attempting to ford the stream during the 1903 Kluane gold rush.[7] It is crossed by the Alaska Highway at Mile 1065 (Kilometre 1704) just south of its confluence with the lake.

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[de] Slims River

Der Slims River (Ä’äy Chù) war ein gletschergespeister Fluss im kanadischen Territorium Yukon.[2] Bis 2016[3] entsprang der Fluss im Kaskawulsh-Gletscher, hatte eine Breite von 320 bis 640 m und mündete 24 km nördlich im Kluane Lake.[4] Von dort floss er in das Beringmeer.

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- [en] Slims River

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