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]
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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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Source | Yukon |
• coordinates | 65°48′00″N 140°20′00″W[1] |
• elevation | 3,767 ft (1,148 m)[2] |
Mouth | Yukon 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[1] |
• elevation | 715 ft (218 m)[1] |
Length | 82 mi (132 km)[3] |
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