King Salmon River (Egegik River)
- King Salmon River (Egegik River)
:"Several rivers bear the name King Salmon River in Alaska."
The King Salmon River is a tributary of the Egegik River, located on the western slope of the Alaska Peninsula in southwest Alaska.
It flows westward convert|63|mi|km|0 from headwaters coord|58|09|46|N|156|00|23|W| formed at confluence of Contact Creek and Takayofo Creek directly on the southwest border of Katmai National Monument in the Aleutian Range to a confluence with the Egegik River approximately convert|2|mi|km|0 east of the village of Egegik.
A relatively straight and braided river, it descends from convert|700|ft|m|0 to near sea-level at a remarkably steady rate. Being quite shallow, it is not navigable beyond its lower reaches. Besides king salmon, the river is also hosts rainbow trout, pink salmon, and grayling.
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*List of Alaska rivers
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