| The Kink | |
| Location: | Along the North Fork Fortymile River, about 21.5mile north of Chicken |
| Nearest City: | Chicken, Alaska |
| Coordinates: | 64.3856°N -142.0273°W |
| Added: | November 20, 1975 |
| Refnum: | 75002161 |
| Designated Other1: | Alaska Heritage Resources Survey |
| Designated Other1 Name: | Alaska Heritage Resources Survey |
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| Designated Other1 Abbr: | AHRS |
| Designated Other1 Number: | EAG-064 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
The Kink is a manmade feature of the North Fork Fortymile River in remote eastern Alaska. It is a channel that was blasted through a rock ridge by gold miners in 1904, in the belief that bypassing a horseshoe-shaped meander in the river's natural flow would reveal gold deposits. The effort was unsuccessful.
The area includes the remnants of a small mining camp. The creation of the channel was a major engineering feat of the time, given the remote location and harsh climate (conditions that continue to apply today).[1]
The Kink was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.