King Salmon River (Ugashik River)

Several rivers bear the name King Salmon River in Alaska.
King Salmon River
Country United States
State Alaska
Borough Lake and Peninsula
Source Mother Goose Lake
 - location Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge
 - elevation 76 ft (23 m) [1]
 - coordinates 57°13′02″N 157°22′59″W / 57.21722°N 157.38306°W / 57.21722; -157.38306 [2]
Mouth Ugashik River
 - location 7 miles (11 km) south of Bristol Bay and 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Ugashik, Alaska Peninsula
 - elevation 0 ft (0 m) [2]
 - coordinates 57°29′50″N 157°38′30″W / 57.49722°N 157.64167°W / 57.49722; -157.64167Coordinates: 57°29′50″N 157°38′30″W / 57.49722°N 157.64167°W / 57.49722; -157.64167 [2]
Length 35 mi (56 km) [2]
Location of the mouth of the King Salmon River in Alaska

The King Salmon River is a 35-mile (56 km) tributary of the Ugashik River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] Beginning at Mother Goose Lake in the Aleutian Range, it flows northwest to meet the larger river near the upper reaches of Ugashik Bay.[3] The lake and the upper course of the King Salmon lie within the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge.[3] The river's gravel bottom and braided channels are ideal for the many king salmon that spawn in its waters, but they limit navigation to small skiff.

There are many rivers in Alaska bearing the name King Salmon River, including tributaries to the Egegik River and Nushagak River systems in southwest Alaska, alone. The name is also occasionally confused with a nickname given the Kenai River, a popular fishing stream located in the Cook Inlet drainage of southcentral Alaska.

Besides the large numbers of king salmon, the river also hosts large numbers of sea-run Dolly Varden, Chum Salmon and a small run of Pink Salmon.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "King Salmon River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.


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