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The '''Chandalar River''' is a [[river]] in [[Alaska]]. Its peak flow recorded by the [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] was 62,800 [[cubic foot|cubic feet per second]] ( 1,780,000 [[litre|liters]] per second), on [[June 9]] [[1968]]. [http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/ak/nwis/peak?site_no=15389500&agency_cd=USGS&format=html] |
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| name =Chandalar River |
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| category =Stream |
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| category_hide = 1 |
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| image =ChandalarRiver1.jpg |
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| image_caption = East Fork of the Chandalar River, at [[Arctic Village, Alaska|Arctic Village]] |
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<!-- *** Country etc. *** --> |
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| country = United States |
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| country_flag = 1 |
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| state = Alaska |
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| district_type = Census Area |
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| district=[[Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska|Yukon–Koyukuk]] |
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| source = confluence of the river's north and middle forks |
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| source_location = southeastern [[Brooks Range]] |
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| source_district= {{convert|23|mi|km}} south-southeast of [[Chandalar Lake, Alaska|Chandalar]] |
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| source_region = |
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| source_state = |
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| source_note=<ref name="Alaska Place Names 698"/> |
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| source_elevation_imperial = 1203 |
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| source_elevation_note = <ref>Derived by entering source coordinates in [[Google Earth]].</ref> |
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| source_lat_d = 67 |
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| source_lat_m =10 |
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| source_lat_s = 13 |
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| source_lat_NS = N |
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| source_long_d = 148 |
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| source_long_m = 17 |
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| source_long_s = 50 |
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| source_long_EW = W |
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| source_coordinates_note = <ref name="gnis"/> |
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| mouth_name = [[Yukon River]] |
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| mouth_location = {{convert|20|mi|km}} northwest of [[Fort Yukon, Alaska|Fort Yukon]] |
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| mouth_region = [[Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge]] |
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| mouth_district= |
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| mouth_state = |
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| mouth_country = |
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| mouth_note =<ref name="gnis"/> |
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| mouth_lat_d = 66 |
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| mouth_lat_m =36 |
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| mouth_lat_s = 33 |
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| mouth_lat_NS = N |
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| mouth_long_d = 146 |
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| mouth_long_m =00 |
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| mouth_long_s =09 |
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| mouth_long_EW = W |
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| mouth_coordinates_note = <ref name="gnis">{{cite web | work = Geographic Names Information System| publisher = United States Geological Survey | date = January 1, 2000| url = {{gnis3|1400141}} | title =Chandalar River| accessdate = October 31, 2013}}</ref> |
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| mouth_elevation_imperial =387 |
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| mouth_elevation_note = <ref name="gnis"/> |
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| length_imperial =100 |
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| length_round = 0 |
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| length_note = <ref name="gnis"/> |
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| watershed_imperial = 9330 |
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| watershed_round = 0 |
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| watershed_note = <ref name="Venetie gauge"/><ref>Upstream of [[Venetie, Alaska|Venetie]]</ref> |
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| discharge_location = near [[Venetie, Alaska|Venetie]] |
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| discharge_imperial = 5007 |
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| discharge_round = 1 |
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| discharge_note = <ref name="Venetie gauge"/><ref name="Venetie average">{{cite web|title=USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics for Alaska: USGS 15389500 Chandalar River near Venetie| url=http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/ak/nwis/annual/?referred_module=sw&site_no=15389500&por_15389500_1=623952,00060,1,1963,1973&year_type=W&format=html_table&date_format=YYYY-MM-DD&rdb_compression=file&submitted_form=parameter_selection_list|publisher=United States Geological Survey|accessdate=November 1, 2013}} For water years 1964–73.</ref> |
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| discharge_max_imperial = 62800 |
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| discharge_min_imperial = |
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| map_size = 300 |
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| map1 = Alaska Locator Map.PNG |
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| map1_size = 300 |
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| map1_caption = Location of the mouth of the Chandalar River in Alaska |
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| map1_locator = Alaska |
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The '''Chandalar River'''{{Pronunciation-needed}} (''T’eedriinjik''{{Pronunciation-needed}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Holton|first=Gary|title=Alaska Native Language Archive: Alaska Place Names|publisher=University of Alaska Fairbanks|url=http://www.uaf.edu/anla/collections/map/names/|date=July 16, 2013|accessdate=November 1, 2013}}</ref> in [[Gwich’in language|Gwich’in]]) is a {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}} tributary of the [[Yukon River]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alaska]].<ref name="gnis"/> Its peak flow, recorded by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) between 1964 and 1974 at a [[stream gauge]] at [[Venetie, Alaska|Venetie]], was {{convert|62800|cuft/s|m3/s}} on June 9, 1968.<ref name="Venetie gauge">{{cite web|title=Peak Streamflow for Alaska: USGS 15389500 Chandalar River near Venetie| url=http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/ak/nwis/peak?site_no=15389500&agency_cd=USGS&format=html|publisher=United States Geological Survey|accessdate=November 1, 2013}}</ref> |
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The Chandalar River [[main stem]] begins at the confluence of the North Fork Chandalar River and the Middle Fork Chandalar River and flows generally southeast through the state's northern interior southeast of the [[Philip Smith Mountains]] of the [[Brooks Range]].<ref name="DeLorme">{{cite book|title=Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer|publisher=DeLorme|location=Yarmouth, Maine|pages=136–37|edition=7th|year=2010|isbn=978-0-89933-289-5}}</ref> The Chandalar enters the Yukon River {{convert|20|mi|km}} northwest of [[Fort Yukon, Alaska|Fort Yukon]].<ref name="gnis"/> |
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The Chandalar River is in the northern interior of the state of Alaska. It flows into the Yukon River less than 50 miles west of Fort Yukon, Alaska. The North Fork of the Chandalar River leads northwest near Atigun Pass in the Brooks Range. At these headwaters of the Chandalar River is a flat valley known as Chandalar shelf just east of the Dalton Highway, a place caribou are known to inhabit in winter. |
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==Major tributaries== |
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North Fork Chandalar River, {{convert|104|mi|km}} long,<ref name="Alaska Place Names 698">''Alaska Place Names'', p. 698</ref> begins near [[Atigun Pass]] in the [[Brooks Range]] and flows generally southeast through [[Chandalar Lake]] to meet the Middle Fork and form the main stem.<ref name="DeLorme"/> At the North Fork headwaters is a flat valley known as Chandalar shelf just east of the [[Dalton Highway]], where [[caribou]] are known to winter. |
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The {{convert|102|mi|km|adj=on}} Middle Fork Chandalar River<ref>''Alaska Place Names'', p. 638</ref> heads up in the Philip Smith Mountains east of Atigun Pass.<ref name="DeLorme"/> It flows generally south from the mountains to join the North Fork.<ref name="DeLorme"/> |
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East Fork Chandalar River, {{convert|175|mi|km}} long,<ref>''Alaska Place Names'', p. 296</ref> starts near the [[Romanzof Mountains]] in the eastern Brooks Range.<ref name="DeLorme"/> From there, it flows generally southwest past [[Arctic Village, Alaska|Arctic Village]] to enter the main stem upstream of Venetie.<ref name="DeLorme"/> |
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West Fork Chandalar River, a {{convert|24|mi|km|adj=on}} tributary of the North Fork Chandalar River, flows east from mountainous terrain east of [[Coldfoot, Alaska|Coldfoot]]. It joins the North Fork {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} upstream of that stream's confluence with the Middle Fork.<ref>''Alaska Place Names'', p. 1036</ref> |
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==Recreation== |
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Although the lower river can be fished for [[northern pike]], [[Nelma|sheefish]] and [[salmon]], the upper river, its tributaries, headwaters, and nearby lakes offer "the most exciting fishing possibilities".<ref name="Alaska Fishing">{{cite book|last=Limeres|first=Rene|author2=Pedersen, Gunnar|title=Alaska Fishing: The Ultimate Angler's Guide|edition=3rd|publisher=Publishers Design Group|location=Roseville, California|year=2005|pages=286–87|isbn=1-929170-11-4|display-authors=etal}}</ref> The main [[sportfishing]] species in the basin are northern pike, [[Arctic grayling]], [[Salvelinus|charr]], and [[lake trout]].<ref name="Alaska Fishing"/> |
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Anglers and hunters typically enter the region by airplane or, in winter, by snowmobile. It is possible for experienced boaters to float and fish the river system in rafts or kayaks. Hazards include shallows and rapids. There are no public campgrounds or other facilities; however, there is a fishing lodge at Chandalar Lake.<ref name="Alaska Fishing"/> |
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==Gallery== |
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<gallery> |
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File:ChandalarRiver2.jpg|Sunrise over the East Fork of the Chandalar River, in the [[Brooks Range]] |
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File:Chandalar River in summer.jpg|Chandalar River in summer |
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File:Chandalar River in winter.jpg|Chandalar River in winter |
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File:Chandalar River Valley.jpg|Mountain in the Chandalar River Valley |
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</gallery> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of |
*[[List of rivers of Alaska]] |
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== References == |
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{{reflist|30em}} |
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==Works cited== |
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*{{cite book|last=Orth|first=Donald J.|author2=United States Geological Survey|title=Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567|url=http://137.229.113.112/webpubs/usgs/p/text/p0567.pdf|format=PDF|agency=United States Government Printing Office|publisher=University of Alaska Fairbanks|year=1971|origyear=1967|accessdate=October 31, 2013}} |
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==External links== |
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{{Alaska-geo-stub}} |
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*[http://chamorrobible.org/gpw/gpw-20060825.htm Chandalar River Valley Mountain, north of [[Arctic Village, Alaska|Arctic Village]]] |
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[[Category:Rivers of Alaska]] |
[[Category:Rivers of Alaska]] |
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[[Category:Landforms of Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska]] |
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[[Category:Brooks Range]] |
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[[Category:Tributaries of the Yukon River]] |
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Revision as of 00:45, 7 July 2015
Template:Geobox The Chandalar River[pronunciation?] (T’eedriinjik[pronunciation?][1] in Gwich’in) is a 100-mile (160 km) tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] Its peak flow, recorded by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) between 1964 and 1974 at a stream gauge at Venetie, was 62,800 cubic feet per second (1,780 m3/s) on June 9, 1968.[3]
The Chandalar River main stem begins at the confluence of the North Fork Chandalar River and the Middle Fork Chandalar River and flows generally southeast through the state's northern interior southeast of the Philip Smith Mountains of the Brooks Range.[4] The Chandalar enters the Yukon River 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Fort Yukon.[2]
Major tributaries
North Fork Chandalar River, 104 miles (167 km) long,[5] begins near Atigun Pass in the Brooks Range and flows generally southeast through Chandalar Lake to meet the Middle Fork and form the main stem.[4] At the North Fork headwaters is a flat valley known as Chandalar shelf just east of the Dalton Highway, where caribou are known to winter.
The 102-mile (164 km) Middle Fork Chandalar River[6] heads up in the Philip Smith Mountains east of Atigun Pass.[4] It flows generally south from the mountains to join the North Fork.[4]
East Fork Chandalar River, 175 miles (282 km) long,[7] starts near the Romanzof Mountains in the eastern Brooks Range.[4] From there, it flows generally southwest past Arctic Village to enter the main stem upstream of Venetie.[4]
West Fork Chandalar River, a 24-mile (39 km) tributary of the North Fork Chandalar River, flows east from mountainous terrain east of Coldfoot. It joins the North Fork 5 miles (8 km) upstream of that stream's confluence with the Middle Fork.[8]
Recreation
Although the lower river can be fished for northern pike, sheefish and salmon, the upper river, its tributaries, headwaters, and nearby lakes offer "the most exciting fishing possibilities".[9] The main sportfishing species in the basin are northern pike, Arctic grayling, charr, and lake trout.[9]
Anglers and hunters typically enter the region by airplane or, in winter, by snowmobile. It is possible for experienced boaters to float and fish the river system in rafts or kayaks. Hazards include shallows and rapids. There are no public campgrounds or other facilities; however, there is a fishing lodge at Chandalar Lake.[9]
Gallery
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Sunrise over the East Fork of the Chandalar River, in the Brooks Range -
Chandalar River in summer -
Chandalar River in winter -
Mountain in the Chandalar River Valley
See also
References
- ^ Holton, Gary (July 16, 2013). "Alaska Native Language Archive: Alaska Place Names". University of Alaska Fairbanks. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
gniswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Peak Streamflow for Alaska: USGS 15389500 Chandalar River near Venetie". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 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
- ^ a b c Limeres, Rene; Pedersen, Gunnar; et al. (2005). Alaska Fishing: The Ultimate Angler's Guide (3rd ed.). Roseville, California: Publishers Design Group. pp. 286–87. ISBN 1-929170-11-4.
Works cited
- Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
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