Draanjik River (Porcupine River)

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Draanjik River
Black River, Alaska.jpg
Data
Water code US1399160
location Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in Alaska (USA)
River system Yukon River
Drain over Porcupine River  → Yukon River  → Bering Sea
source West Nahoni Mountains
65 ° 33 ′ 33 ″  N , 141 ° 51 ′ 19 ″  W.
muzzle in the Porcupine River , 25 km northeast of Fort Yukon Coordinates: 66 ° 39 '51 "  N , 144 ° 43' 40"  W 66 ° 39 '51 "  N , 144 ° 43' 40"  W
Mouth height 134  m

length approx. 250 km
Right tributaries Grayling Fork , Salmon Fork
Communities Chalkyitsik

The Draanjik River , also Black River , is a left tributary of the Porcupine River in Alaska ( USA ).

It has its origin in the West Nahoni Mountains north of the course of the Yukon River . It flows in a predominantly north-westerly direction. He takes on the right tributaries Grayling Fork and Salmon Fork , both of which have their source in the Canadian Yukon Territory . It flows almost entirely within the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge . The Chalkyitsik settlement lies on the lower reaches . Here it shows a multitude of narrow river loops . The Black River flows into the Porcupine River 25 km northeast of Fort Yukon . The Draanjik River has a length of about 250 km.

Web links

Commons : Black River  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b Black River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey