| Kandik River | |
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 Kandik River mouth | |
  Location of the mouth of the Kandik River in Alaska | |
| Native name | K'ày' juu (Hän) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Yukon |
| • coordinates | 65°48′00″N 140°20′00″W / 65.80000°N 140.33333°W / 65.80000; -140.33333 |
| • elevation | 3,767 ft (1,148 m) |
| Mouth | Yukon River |
| • 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 |
| • elevation | 715 ft (218 m) |
| Length | 82 mi (132 km) |
The Kandik River (Hän: K'ày' juu) is an 82-mile (132 km) tributary of the Yukon River in Canada and the United States. Beginning in the Canadian territory of Yukon, it flows generally southwest into the U.S. state of Alaska. Continuing southwest, it enters the larger river slightly upstream of the mouth of the Charley River in Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve.
See also
References
- ^ "Kandik River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- ^ Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) . 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.
- Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 128–29. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
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