Anchor River

Anchor River
Country United States
State Alaska
Borough Kenai Peninsula
Source Kenai Peninsula
 - elevation 1,424 ft (434 m) [1]
 - coordinates 59°48′19″N 151°10′27″W / 59.80528°N 151.17417°W / 59.80528; -151.17417 [2]
Mouth Cook Inlet
 - location Anchor Point, 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Homer
 - elevation 16 ft (5 m) [2]
 - coordinates 59°46′58″N 151°51′38″W / 59.78278°N 151.86056°W / 59.78278; -151.86056Coordinates: 59°46′58″N 151°51′38″W / 59.78278°N 151.86056°W / 59.78278; -151.86056 [2]
Length 30 mi (48 km) [2]
Location of the mouth of the Anchor River in Alaska

The Anchor River is a stream on the Kenai Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] Beginning near Bald Mountain on the eastern side of the lower peninsula, if flows generally west for 30 miles (48 km)[2] into Cook Inlet near Anchor Point on the western side of the peninsula.[3] The river mouth is 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Homer.[2]

The middle reaches of the river pass through the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area, meant to protect fish and wildlife, especially moose.[4] The lower river intersects North Fork Road and then the Sterling Highway before reaching Anchor and the Anchor River State Recreation Area (SRA) at the coast.[3]

Recreation Area

The Anchor River State Recreation Area is a popular spot for camping and fishing in the summer months, when there are salmon runs, and catch-and-release steelhead fishing. Anchor Point, the site of the SRA, is the most westerly point in the U.S. highway system.[5] From the beach at the recreation area you can see the distant peaks of the Aleutian Range, including the volcanoes Mount Augustine Mount Iliamna and Mount Redoubt[6] The area was also the site of gold mining activities in the 1890’s.[7]

Anchor Point does not have a harbor, but it has a boat-launch service at the beach that uses tractors to pull boats from shore to deeper water.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Anchor River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
  4. ↑ "Anchor River/Fritz Creek — Critical Habitat Area". Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Anchor River State Recreation Area and Stariski State Recreation Site". Alaska Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  6. ↑ Anchor River SRA Alaska Department of Natural Resources
  7. ↑ The Milepost 2018 edition, page 562, ISBN 9781892154378
  8. ↑ Jackinsky, McKibben (May 10, 2007). "New Owners Launch Business, Fishing Season at AP Beach". Homer News. Homer, Alaska. Retrieved December 12, 2013.


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