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Yukon–Charley Rivers
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35:Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve
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1488:Rivers of Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska
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586:Geological Map of the Charley Basin
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205:55 miles (89 km) northwest of
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519:. National Wild and Scenic Rivers
209:, Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area
287:Wild 208.0 miles (334.7 km)
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1498:Tributaries of the Yukon River
277:National Wild and Scenic River
215: • coordinates
136: • coordinates
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752:Aleutian Islands World War II
106:Physical characteristics
490:Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer
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395:List of rivers of Alaska
266:88 mi (142 km)
258:686 ft (209 m)
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517:"Charley River, Alaska"
327:John Beaver Mertie, Jr.
1198:Wild and Scenic Rivers
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1183:West Chichagof-Yakobi
1143:South Prince of Wales
1188:Wrangell–Saint Elias
927:Forest Service units
801:Yukon–Charley Rivers
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1008:Gates of the Arctic
666:Gates of the Arctic
371:Yukon–Koyukuk
367:Southeast Fairbanks
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1138:South Etolin
1078:Misty Fjords
1048:Kobuk Valley
1018:Hazy Islands
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686:Kobuk Valley
681:Kenai Fjords
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1367:State Parks
1231:Birch Creek
1053:Kootznoowoo
1033:Karta River
1013:Glacier Bay
983:Chuck River
894:Yukon Flats
889:Yukon Delta
671:Glacier Bay
579:Works cited
523:November 7,
436:November 6,
315:Yukon River
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228:142°46′50″W
194:Yukon River
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149:144°02′41″W
92:Census Area
1472:Categories
1321:Unalakleet
1216:Andreafsky
1068:Lake Clark
968:Bering Sea
958:Andreafsky
691:Lake Clark
475:2023-01-05
469:rivers.gov
401:References
319:U.S. state
292:Designated
225:65°19′02″N
146:64°42′15″N
1433:Southeast
1316:Tlikakila
1281:Mulchatna
1251:Fortymile
1221:Aniakchak
758:Aniakchak
346:main stem
1311:Tinayguk
1306:Sheenjek
1128:Simeonof
978:Chamisso
973:Bogoslof
963:Becharof
834:Becharof
389:See also
71:Location
1385:Chugach
1380:Chilkat
1301:Selawik
1291:Nowitna
1261:Ivishak
1256:Gulkana
1236:Charley
1206:Alagnak
1168:Tuxedni
1118:Selawik
1093:Nunivak
1058:Koyukuk
1028:Izembek
917:Tongass
912:Chugach
874:Selawik
869:Nowitna
864:Koyukuk
844:Izembek
644:Federal
377:Boating
317:in the
76:Country
1428:Haines
1390:Denali
1344:Steese
1296:Salmon
1286:Noatak
1211:Alatna
1173:Unimak
1158:Togiak
1123:Semidi
1088:Noatak
1038:Katmai
1023:Innoko
993:Denali
884:Togiak
879:Tetlin
859:Kodiak
849:Kanuti
839:Innoko
829:Arctic
796:Noatak
676:Katmai
661:Denali
636:Alaska
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263:Length
115:Source
87:Alaska
1358:State
1271:Kobuk
1246:Delta
1043:Kenai
854:Kenai
754:(FWS)
724:Sitka
335:Eagle
207:Eagle
189:Mouth
84:State
1326:Wind
1266:John
1063:Kuiu
772:USFS
746:USFS
562:ISBN
525:2013
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