Eek River

Eek River
Country United States
State Alaska
Census Area Bethel
Source small lake 0.5 miles (0.8 km) northeast of Mount Oratia
 - location Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
 - elevation 2,778 ft (847 m) [1]
 - coordinates 59°56′18″N 160°00′01″W / 59.93833°N 160.00028°W / 59.93833; -160.00028 [2]
Mouth Eek Channel, Kuskokwim River
 - location 45 miles (72 km) southwest of Bethel, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
 - elevation 0 ft (0 m) [2]
 - coordinates 60°05′07″N 162°18′28″W / 60.08528°N 162.30778°W / 60.08528; -162.30778Coordinates: 60°05′07″N 162°18′28″W / 60.08528°N 162.30778°W / 60.08528; -162.30778 [2]
Length 108 mi (174 km) [2]
Location of the mouth of the Eek River in Alaska

The Eek River is a 108-mile (174 km) tributary of the Kuskokwim River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] It is south of the Kwethluk River and north of the Kanektok River, which also drain into the Kuskokwim or Kuskokwim Bay on the Bering Sea.[3]

Beginning at a small lake near Mount Oratia in the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, the Eek River flows generally northwest into the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge to meet the larger river near Eek Island in western Alaska.[3] The Eek River supports large populations of pink salmon and Arctic char.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Eek River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 55, 130&ndash, 31. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
  4. ↑ Limeres, Rene; Pedersen, Gunnar; et al. (2005). Alaska Fishing: The Ultimate Angler's Guide (3rd ed.). Roseville, California: Publishers Design Group. pp. 61, 111. ISBN 1-929170-11-4.


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