Sheenjek River

Alaska

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
101 - 12th Avenue
Box 20
Fairbanks, Alaska 99503

Designated Reach: December 2, 1980. The segment within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Classification/Mileage: Wild — 160.0 miles; Total — 160.0 miles.

Originating from extensive glaciers in the Romanzof Mountains, this river travels south 200 miles to join the Porcupine River near its junction with the mighty Yukon. The river flows through a wide variety of arctic habitats and scenery. Portions of the Porcupine Caribou Herd occasionally winter in the Sheenjek Valley.