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]

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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "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. ^ a b Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). 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.