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Naknek River

River in Alaska, United States

58°41′04″N 156°25′25″W / 58.68444°N 156.42361°W / 58.68444; -156.42361^[1] • elevation33 ft (10 m)^[2] MouthKvichak Bay

• location

2 miles (3 km) west of Naknek, Alaska Peninsula

• coordinates

58°43′07″N 157°03′56″W / 58.71861°N 157.06556°W / 58.71861; -157.06556^[1]

• elevation

0 ft (0 m)^[1]Length35 mi (56 km)^[3]

Naknek River is a stream, 35 miles (56 km) long, in the Bristol Bay Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[3] It flows west from Naknek Lake to empty into Kvichak Bay, an arm of Bristol Bay.^[1] The river and lake are both known for their sockeye and other salmon.^[4]

The village of King Salmon is near the head of the river; Naknek and South Naknek lie at its mouth, on the north and south banks respectively.^[5] The head lies within Katmai National Park and Preserve.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Naknek River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
^ ^a ^b Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. p. 671. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
^ Limeres, Rene; Pedersen, Gunnar; et al. (2005). Alaska Fishing: The Ultimate Angler's Guide (3rd ed.). Roseville, California: Publishers Design Group. pp. 232–33. ISBN 1-929170-11-4.
^ ^a ^b Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 49–50. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.