Information About

Chandler River

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 27' 5" N,
151 ° 29' 51" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Nuiqsut

Elevation

171 ft (52.12 m)

Chandler River in Detail.

About

heads in Chandler Lake, flows NE through Little Chandler Lake to Colville River, 17 mi. NE of Umiat, Arctic Slope. 125 miles long.

History

This name was originally applied to Okokmilaga River by the 1924 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) expedition 7Smith and Mertie, 1930, map), because it was thought the stream headed in Stoney's Chandler Lake. The name was reapplied by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) about 1944.

Topo Maps

Umiat B-3 (1955), Umiat (1956), Umiat (1956), Umiat (1956), Umiat (1956), Umiat B-3 NE (2013),

Places Near Chandler River

Cliffs:

Uluksrak Bluff,

Lakes:

Ka-ki-ak-tu-dli-ok, Kakiagun Lake,

Rivers:

Anaktuvuk River, Chandler River, Kutchik River,