King Salmon River (Nushagak River)

King Salmon River (Nushagak River)

:"Several rivers bear the name King Salmon River in Alaska."

The King Salmon River is a tributary of the Nushagak River, in southwest Alaska.

It flows eastward convert|45|mi|km|0 from headwaters coord|60|20|N|158|28|W| at a small unnamed lake in the Taylor Mountains to its confluence with the Nushagak River approximately convert|220|mi|km|0 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.

ee also

*List of Alaska rivers


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