Alaska Gazetteer
Draanjik River is a physical feature (stream) in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Draanjik River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Approx. 160 miles long; heads on Bureau of Land Management land 35 mi. SE of Fanny Mountain, flows NNW into the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, then W to enter Black River Slough approximately 16 mi. NE of Fort Yukon; 1959 description amended to reflect mouth at Black River Slough, not at the Porcupine River. |
| History: | "Named ""Big Black"" in 1898 by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) ""because of confusion of this stream with Rat and Little Black Rivers on maps."" The word Draanjik is of Gwich'in origin and translates to “caches along the river.”" |
| Borough: | Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 66.6641693115 |
| Longitude: | -144.727783203 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Draanjik River: Draanjik River.
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