Teedriinjik River

Teedriinjik River, Chandalar River, North Fork Chandalar River
Forested Valley of the Teedriinjik River (Chandalar River)
Data
Water code	US :  1400141
location	Alaska (USA)
River system	Yukon River
Drain over	Yukon River  → Bering Sea
Headwaters	Brook chain 68 ° 10 '59 "  N , 149 ° 16'7"  W.
Source height	approx.  1700  m
muzzle	Yukon River Coordinates: 66 ° 36 ′ 33 "  N , 146 ° 0 ′ 9"  W 66 ° 36 ′ 33 "  N , 146 ° 0 ′ 9"  W
Mouth height	118  m
Height difference	approx. 1582 m
Bottom slope	approx. 1.5 ‰
length	approx. 1050 km
Discharge at the Venetie A Eo gauge : 25,000 km² Location: 110 km above the estuary	MQ 1964/1973 Mq 1964/1973	142 m³ / s 5.7 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries	Ch'idriinjik River (Middle Fork Chandalar River), East Fork Chandalar River
Right tributaries	West Fork Chandalar River
Flowing lakes	Chandalar Lake
Communities	Venetie

West Fork Chandalar River
Water code	US :  1411859
location	Alaska (USA)
River system	Yukon River
Drain over	Teedriinjik River → Yukon River  → Bering Sea
Headwaters	Brook's chain 67 ° 12 '47 "  N , 149 ° 18' 26"  W.
muzzle	Teedriinjik River (North Fork Chandalar River) 67 ° 11 ′ 18 "  N , 148 ° 30 ′ 54"  W
Mouth height	397  m

East Fork Chandalar River
East Fork of the Chandalar River in the Brooks Range
Data
Water code	US :  1397853
location	Alaska (USA)
River system	Yukon River
Drain over	Teedriinjik River → Yukon River  → Bering Sea
source	Brook chain 68 ° 59 ′ 52 ″  N , 144 ° 6 ′ 26 ″  W.
muzzle	Teedriinjik River (Chandalar River) 67 ° 6 ′ 6 ″  N , 147 ° 14 ′ 19 ″  W
Mouth height	254  m
length	280 km
Right tributaries	Wind river
Communities	Arctic Village

The Teedriinjik River (official river name since 2015; includes the rivers of Chandalar River and North Fork Chandalar River ) is an approx. 1050 km long right tributary of the Yukon River in the northern interior of Alaska .

The Teedriinjik River has its source near the Atigun Pass in the Brooks range . On the upper reaches of the North Fork is the Chandalar Shelf, a shallow valley east of the Dalton Highway that caribou use for wintering. It flows mainly in a southerly direction through the mountains. It flows through the Chandalar Lake . In the lower reaches it turns east and south-east. It takes in the tributaries of the West Fork Chandalar River , Ch'idriinjik River (formerly Middle Fork Chandalar River ) and East Fork Chandalar River . It passes the settlement of Venetie and flows into the Yukon River about 35 km west of Fort Yukon .

West Fork Chandalar River

The West Fork Chandalar River is a shorter right tributary.

East Fork Chandalar River

The headwaters of the East Fork Chandalar River is near the Romanzof Mountains in the eastern Brooks range. Arctic Village is located on this tributary. The Wind River , designated as the National Wild and Scenic River , flows into the East Fork . About 50 km below the confluence of the Ch'idriinjik River, the East Fork flows into the main river from the north.

Naming

The former name of the river, Chandalar River , has its origins in the name given by the French employees of the Hudson's Bay Company in Fort Yukon for the Gwich'in who lived along the river, meaning "nomadic people". The transfer of the French pronunciation into the English spelling led to the current name "Chandalar" (initially also partly written as "Chand-da-larg"). The native name for the river was "Achenchik".

The current Indian river name comes from the Gwich'in language and means "shining river" or "shimmering river".

Web links

Commons : Chandalar River  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Commons : East Fork Chandalar River  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Teedriinjik River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
2. ↑ USGS 15389500 CHANDALAR R NR VENETIE AK
3. ↑ West Fork Chandalar River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
4. ^ ^{A b} East Fork Chandalar River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey