King Salmon River (Nushagak River)
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The King Salmon River is a tributary of the Nushagak River
, in southwest Alaska.
It flows eastward 45 miles (72 km) from headwaters 60°17′06"N 158°28′33"W at a small unnamed lake in the Taylor Mountains to its confluence with the Nushagak River approximately 220 miles (354 km) north of Nushagak Bay
.
There are many rivers in Alaska bearing the name King Salmon River, including tributaries to the Egegik River
and Ugashik River
systems in southwest Alaska alone. The name is also occasionally confused with that given the Kenai River
, a popular fishing stream located in the Cook Inlet
drainage of southcentral Alaska.
Besides king salmon, the river is also hosts pink salmon
, grayling
, burbot
, whitefish
and arctic char
.
Nushagak River
The Nushagak River is a river in southwest Alaska, USA. It begins in the Alaska Range and flows southwest to Nushagak Bay, an inlet of Bristol Bay, east of Dillingham, Alaska.The Mulchatna River is a major tributary...
, in southwest Alaska.
It flows eastward 45 miles (72 km) from headwaters 60°17′06"N 158°28′33"W at a small unnamed lake in the Taylor Mountains to its confluence with the Nushagak River approximately 220 miles (354 km) north of Nushagak Bay
Nushagak Bay
Nushagak Bay is a large estuary covering over 100 km2 in southwest part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It opens to Bristol Bay, a large body of water in the eastern Bering Sea north of the Alaska Peninsula....
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There are many rivers in Alaska bearing the name King Salmon River, including tributaries to the Egegik River
Egegik River
The Egegik River is a river in Alaska, USA. It is located on the Alaska Peninsula and flows westward from Becharof Lake into Bristol Bay via Egegik Bay....
and Ugashik River
Ugashik River
The Ugashik River is a 42-mile-long river on the Alaska Peninsula of the U.S. state of Alaska. It flows from headwaters near Lower Ugashik Lake and empties into Ugashik Bay, an estuary of the Bering Sea's Bristol Bay....
systems in southwest Alaska alone. The name is also occasionally confused with that given the Kenai River
Kenai River
The Kenai River called Kakny in the Dena'ina language, is a river in the Kenai Peninsula of south central Alaska. It runs westward from Kenai Lake in the Kenai Mountains, through the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and Skilak Lake to its outlet into the Cook Inlet of the Pacific Ocean near Kenai...
, a popular fishing stream located in the Cook Inlet
Cook Inlet
Cook Inlet stretches from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage in south-central Alaska. Cook Inlet branches into the Knik Arm and Turnagain Arm at its northern end, almost surrounding Anchorage....
drainage of southcentral Alaska.
Besides king salmon, the river is also hosts pink salmon
Pink salmon
Pink salmon or humpback salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. It is the smallest and most abundant of the Pacific salmon.- Appearance :...
, grayling
Grayling (genus)
Thymallus is a genus of freshwater fish in the salmon family of order Salmoniformes; it is the only genus of subfamily Thymallinae. The type species is T. thymallus, the grayling. The genus's five distinct species are generically called graylings, but without qualification this also refers...
, burbot
Burbot
The burbot is the only gadiform fish inhabiting freshwaters. It is also known as mariah, the lawyer, and eelpout. It is closely related to the marine common ling and the cusk...
, whitefish
Freshwater whitefish
The freshwater whitefish are fish of the subfamily Coregoninae in the salmon family Salmonidae. Along with the freshwater whitefish, the Salmonidae includes the freshwater and anadromous trout and salmon species as well as graylings...
and arctic char
Arctic char
Arctic char or Arctic charr is both a freshwater and saltwater fish in the Salmonidae family, native to Arctic, sub-Arctic and alpine lakes and coastal waters. No other freshwater fish is found as far north. It is the only species of fish in Lake Hazen, on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic...
.