The Yukon River (Gwich'in: "Ųųg Han" or "Yuk Han," Yup'ik: "Kuigpak," Inupiaq: "Kuukpak", Deg Xinag: "Yeqin", Hän: "Tth'echù" or "Chuu k'onn", Southern Tutchone: Chu Nìikwän) is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. From its source in British Columbia, Canada, it flows through the Canadian Yukon Territory (itself named after the river). The lower half of the river continues westwards through 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) lies in Canada. The total area is more than 25% larger than Texas or Alberta.