Egegik River
| Egegik River | ||
 The town of Egegik in the foreground, in the background the confluence of the King Salmon River (above) into the Egegik River (coming from the right) |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1401688 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Egegik River | |
| origin |
Becharof Lake 58 ° 2 ′ 25 ″ N , 156 ° 50 ′ 26 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 4 m | |
| muzzle |
Egegik Bay ( Bristol Bay ) Coordinates: 58 ° 12 ′ 19 " N , 157 ° 25 ′ 7" W 58 ° 12 ′ 19 " N , 157 ° 25 ′ 7" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 4 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.09 ‰ | |
| length | 45 km | |
| Right tributaries | King Salmon River | |
| Communities | Egegik | |
 Map of the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge with the course of the Egegik River |
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The Egegik River is a 45 km long tributary of the Bering Sea in the east of the Alaska Peninsula in Southwest Alaska .
The Egegik River flows northwest from Becharof Lake to Bristol Bay . Across from Egegik , the King Salmon River flows into the river from the right. There the estuary of the Egegik River, the Egegik Bay, begins .
The Egegik River is a well-known fishing area. There are two lodges on the river . The following types of fish are caught: all five species of Pacific salmon , arctic grayling , rainbow trout , dolly varden trout , pike and arctic char .