The Iskut River, located in the northwest part of the province of British Columbia is the largest tributary of the Stikine River, entering it about 11 km (6.8 mi) above its entry into Alaska. From its source at the Iskut River flows south and west for about 248 km (154 mi) to the Stikine River near the border of British Columbia and Alaska. The upper Iskut flows south through a series of lakes: Kluachon Lake, , , Kinaskan Lake, , and others. The middle Iskut encompasses the area between the Little Iskut River and . Below the the Iskut flows southwest through a canyon and is regulated by the , a run-of-river hydroelectric project. The lower Iskut flows west through an increasingly braided channel.