King Salmon River (Nushagak River tributary)

King Salmon River
Country United States
State Alaska
Census Area Dillingham
Source Kuskokwim Mountains
 - elevation 1,204 ft (367 m) [1]
 - coordinates 60°17′06″N 158°28′33″W / 60.28500°N 158.47583°W / 60.28500; -158.47583 [2]
Mouth Nushagak River
 - location 100 miles (160 km) southeast of Sleetmute
 - coordinates 60°15′27″N 157°16′54″W / 60.25750°N 157.28167°W / 60.25750; -157.28167Coordinates: 60°15′27″N 157°16′54″W / 60.25750°N 157.28167°W / 60.25750; -157.28167 [2]
Length 45 mi (72 km) [2]
Location of the mouth of the King Salmon River in Alaska

The King Salmon River is a 45-mile (72 km) tributary of the Nushagak River in southwest Alaska, United States.[2] It flows eastward from headwaters 60°17′06″N 158°28′33″W / 60.28500°N 158.47583°W / 60.28500; -158.47583 at a small unnamed lake in the Taylor Mountains to its confluence with the larger river about 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.

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References

  1. ↑ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "King Salmon River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved November 24, 2013.


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