Dog Salmon River
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The Dog Salmon River is a tributary of the Ugashik River
, having its confluence 57°28′51"N 157°29′02"W with the Ugashik just 4 miles (6 km) from the head of Ugashik Bay
on the central Alaska Peninsula
of southwest Alaska.
It flows 67 miles (108 km) from glacial headwaters (elevation: 3,000 feet) in a valley of the Aleutian Range situated between Mount Chiginagak
and Mount Kialagvik
westward to a wide, tidal zone located in the far upper reaches of Ugashik Bay. Among its many feeder streams are Figure Eight Creek, Goblet Creek, Wandering Creek and Mercer Creek.
It is shallow with many oxbow turns and is not navigable. The streambed is a mix of gravel and mud, with its milty glacier headwaters growing increasingly muddy as it progresses.
There are many rivers in Alaska bearing the name Dog Salmon River and this river should not be confused with those located on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta or eastern Norton Sound
.
As its name suggests, the river primarily hosts large numbers of Chum Salmon
along with smaller numbers of Pink Salmon
and Dolly Varden
char.
Ugashik River
The Ugashik River is a 42-mile-long river on the Alaska Peninsula of the U.S. state of Alaska. It flows from headwaters near Lower Ugashik Lake and empties into Ugashik Bay, an estuary of the Bering Sea's Bristol Bay....
, having its confluence 57°28′51"N 157°29′02"W with the Ugashik just 4 miles (6 km) from the head of Ugashik Bay
Ugashik Bay
Ugashik Bay is a bay of the Bering Sea in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is an elongated, comma-shaped estuary formed where the Ugashik River empties into Bristol Bay, on the western coast of the Alaska Peninsula....
on the central Alaska Peninsula
Alaska Peninsula
The Alaska Peninsula is a peninsula extending about to the southwest from the mainland of Alaska and ending in the Aleutian Islands. The peninsula separates the Pacific Ocean from Bristol Bay, an arm of the Bering Sea....
of southwest Alaska.
It flows 67 miles (108 km) from glacial headwaters (elevation: 3,000 feet) in a valley of the Aleutian Range situated between Mount Chiginagak
Mount Chiginagak
Chiginagak Volcano is a stratovolcano in the Aleutian Islands, located about 15 km NW of Chiginagak Bay.- Eruptive history :An unglaciated lava flow and an overlying pyroclastic-flow deposit extending east from the summit are the most recent products of Chiginagak. They most likely originated...
and Mount Kialagvik
Mount Kialagvik
Mount Kialagvik is a small poorly known stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula of Alaska, United States....
westward to a wide, tidal zone located in the far upper reaches of Ugashik Bay. Among its many feeder streams are Figure Eight Creek, Goblet Creek, Wandering Creek and Mercer Creek.
It is shallow with many oxbow turns and is not navigable. The streambed is a mix of gravel and mud, with its milty glacier headwaters growing increasingly muddy as it progresses.
There are many rivers in Alaska bearing the name Dog Salmon River and this river should not be confused with those located on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta or eastern Norton Sound
Norton Sound
Norton Sound is an inlet of the Bering Sea on the western coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, south of the Seward Peninsula. It is about 240 km long and 200 km wide. The Yukon River delta forms a portion of the south shore and water from the Yukon influences this body of water...
.
As its name suggests, the river primarily hosts large numbers of Chum Salmon
Chum salmon
The chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. It is a Pacific salmon, and may also be known as dog salmon or Keta salmon, and is often marketed under the name Silverbrite salmon...
along with smaller numbers of Pink Salmon
Pink salmon
Pink salmon or humpback salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. It is the smallest and most abundant of the Pacific salmon.- Appearance :...
and Dolly Varden
Dolly Varden
Dolly Varden may refer to:* Dolly Varden , a character in the novel Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens. The original usage.* Dolly Vardens , a group of Black women baseball players that comprised the first professional baseball team* Dolly Varden , a musical group from Chicago, Illinois* Dolly Varden...
char.