Kandik River
Kandik River mouth
Kandik River is located in Alaska
Kandik River
Location of the mouth of the Kandik River in Alaska
Native nameK'ày' juu (Hän)
Location
Countries
  • Canada
  • United States
Territories/States
Physical characteristics
SourceYukon
  coordinates65°48′00″N 140°20′00″W / 65.80000°N 140.33333°W / 65.80000; -140.33333[1]
  elevation3,767 ft (1,148 m)[2]
MouthYukon River[1]
  location
9 miles (14 km) northeast of the mouth of the Charley River, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska
  coordinates
65°22′26″N 142°30′40″W / 65.37389°N 142.51111°W / 65.37389; -142.51111[1]
  elevation
715 ft (218 m)[1]
Length82 mi (132 km)[3]

The Kandik River (Hän: K'ày' juu) is an 82-mile (132 km) tributary of the Yukon River in Canada and the United States.[3] Beginning in the Canadian territory of Yukon, it flows generally southwest into the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] Continuing southwest, it enters the larger river slightly upstream of the mouth of the Charley River in Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kandik River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  2. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. 1 2 Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. United States Government Printing Office. p. 493. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  4. Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 128–29. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.



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