Snake River (Nushagak Bay)

Snake River
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Dillingham
Source
- coordinates	59°02′52″N 159°16′11″W / 59.04778°N 159.26972°W / 59.04778; -159.26972 [1]
Mouth	Nushagak Bay
- location	15 miles (24 km) southwest of Dillingham
- elevation	0 ft (0 m) [1]
- coordinates	59°09′03″N 158°53′20″W / 59.15083°N 158.88889°W / 59.15083; -158.88889Coordinates: 59°09′03″N 158°53′20″W / 59.15083°N 158.88889°W / 59.15083; -158.88889 [1]
Location of the mouth of the Snake River River in Alaska

This article is about the river which discharges into Nushagak Bay near Dillingham. There is another Snake River in Alaska on the Seward Peninsula of Alaska which discharges into Bering Sea near Nome. For other rivers named Snake River, see Snake River (disambiguation).

Snake River forms the outflow of Lake Nunavaugaluk. It flows initially in southeastern, later in a predominantly southern direction, where it has a strong meandering behavior with numerous river loops and oxbow lakes. 15 km above the mouth of the Weary River meets the right side of the Snake River. This finally flows 25 km southwest of Dillingham in the Nushagak Bay. Further west flows the Igushik River, further east of the Nushagak River into the bay. The river system is used by a smaller population of sockeye salmon ( Oncorhynchus nerka ) for spawning in summer. The mean discharge at the outflow from Lake Nunavaugaluk is 15.4 m³ / s. The highest discharges occur in May and June during the snowmelt.^[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Alaska

References