King Salmon River (Egegik River)
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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 63 miles (101 km) from headwaters 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 2 miles (3 km) east of the village of Egegik.
A relatively straight and braided river, it descends from 700 feet (213 m) 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
.
Egegik River
The Egegik River is a river in Alaska, USA. It is located on the Alaska Peninsula and flows westward from Becharof Lake into Bristol Bay via Egegik Bay....
, located on the western slope of the 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....
in southwest Alaska.
It flows westward 63 miles (101 km) from headwaters 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
Aleutian Range
The Aleutian Range is a major mountain range of southwest Alaska, extending from Chakachamna Lake to Unimak Island, at the tip of the Alaska Peninsula. It includes all of the mountains of the Peninsula. It is especially notable for its large number of active volcanoes, which are also part of the...
to a confluence with the Egegik River approximately 2 miles (3 km) east of the village of Egegik.
A relatively straight and braided river, it descends from 700 feet (213 m) 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
Rainbow trout
The rainbow trout is a species of salmonid native to tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead is a sea run rainbow trout usually returning to freshwater to spawn after 2 to 3 years at sea. In other words, rainbow trout and steelhead trout are the same species....
, 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 grayling
Grayling (genus)
Thymallus is a genus of freshwater fish in the salmon family of order Salmoniformes; it is the only genus of subfamily Thymallinae. The type species is T. thymallus, the grayling. The genus's five distinct species are generically called graylings, but without qualification this also refers...
.