Chandalar River ( Eng. Chandalar River , Gwitchin : T'eedriinjik [4] ) is a river in the northeast of Alaska , USA . Right tributary of the Yukon River .
| Shandalar | |
|---|---|
| English Chandalar river | |
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| Characteristic | |
| Length | 161 km |
| Pool | 24 165 km² |
| Water consumption | 141.8 [1] [2] m³ / s |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Height | 367 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Yukon |
| • Height [?] | 118 [3] m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Region | Alaska |
It originates at the confluence of the Northern Shandalar and Middle Shandalar rivers and flows mainly in the southeast direction to the southeast of the Brooks ridge [5] . Northern Shandalar is about 167 km long [6] ; originates near the Atigun pass of the Brooks Range, flows in a southeastern direction through Lake Shandalar and, merging with the Middle Shandalar, forms the river itself with the name Shchandalar. The length of Middle Shandalar is 164 km [7] , originating in the Philip Smith Mountains, east of the Atigun Pass. It flows mainly in a southerly direction until it merges with the Northern Shandalar River [5] .
The East Shandalar River has a length of 282 km [8] ; originates in the eastern part of the Brooks Range and flows southwest, flowing through the village of Arctic Village . Merges with the main channel above the village of Vinitai [5] . The West Shandalar River is only 39 km long and merges with the North Shandalar River. It flows eastward, east of the village of Coldfoot ; it flows into North Shandalar 8 km above its confluence with Middle Shandalar [9] .
The length of the Shandalar river itself is 161 km [3] ; the pool area is 24,165 [1] km². It flows into the Yukon River 32 km northwest of the city of Fort Yukon .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Peak Streamflow for Alaska: USGS 15389500 Chandalar River near Venetie . United States Geological Survey. Date of treatment November 1, 2013.
- ↑ USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics for Alaska: USGS 15389500 Chandalar River near Venetie . United States Geological Survey. Date of treatment November 1, 2013. For water years 1964–73.
- ↑ 1 2 U.S. Geographic Names Information System: Teedriinjik River
- ↑ Holton, Gary Alaska Native Language Archive: Alaska Place Names . University of Alaska Fairbanks (July 16, 2013). Date of treatment November 1, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer. - 7th. - Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2010. - P. 136–37. - ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5 .
- ↑ Alaska Place Names , p. 698
- ↑ Alaska Place Names , p. 638
- ↑ Alaska Place Names , p. 296
- ↑ Alaska Place Names , p. 1036
Literature
- Orth, Donald J. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 . - University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1971. Archived October 17, 2013 on the Wayback Machine