Sheenjek River
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| Sheenjek River | |
|---|---|
 Flowing through Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge | |
  Location of the mouth of the Sheenjek River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| District | North Slope Borough, Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Brooks Range |
| • location | slightly south of the Continental Divide, North Slope Borough |
| • coordinates | 69°01′53″N 144°00′40″W / 69.03139°N 144.01111°W[1] |
| • elevation | 6,079 ft (1,853 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Porcupine River[1] |
• location | 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Fort Yukon, Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge |
• coordinates | 66°44′23″N 144°34′01″W / 66.73972°N 144.56694°W[1] |
• elevation | 446 ft (136 m)[1] |
| Length | 200 mi (320 km)[3] |
| Type | Wild 191.0 miles (307.4 km) |
| Designated | December 2, 1980[4] |
The Sheenjek River is a 200-mile (320 km) tributary of the Porcupine River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] It begins in the eastern part of the Brooks Range and flows southward to meet the larger river northeast of Fort Yukon.[1]
Its name derives from the Gwich'in word "khiinjik," meaning "dog-salmon river"."[5] Explorer J.H. Turner called it the Salmon River.[3]
In the United States, the geographic location most remote from human trails, roads, or settlements is found here, at the headwaters of the Sheenjek River.
