Kanektok River

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Kanektok River
Caribou crossing the Kanektok River

Caribou crossing the Kanektok River

Data
Water code US :  1404411
location Alaska (USA)
River system Kanektok River
origin Kagati Lake
59 ° 52 ′ 48 ″  N , 160 ° 7 ′ 25 ″  W.
Source height 317  m
muzzle Kuskokwim Bay near Quinhagak Coordinates: 59 ° 44 '46 "  N , 161 ° 55' 53"  W 59 ° 44 '46 "  N , 161 ° 55' 53"  W.
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 317 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.2 ‰
length approx. 145 km
Catchment area 1948 km²
Communities Quinhagak

The Kanektok River is an approximately 145 km long tributary of the Bering Sea in southwest Alaska .

The Kanektok River forms the drain of the Kagati Lake . It flows in a predominantly westerly direction to Kuskokwim Bay and flows into the Bering Sea 2.5 km west of Quinhagak .

The river separates the Ahklun Mountains to the south from the Eek Mountains . Almost 120 km of the river are within the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge . The upper section of the river is characterized by rocks and rapids, while the lower reaches in the extreme south of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta forks into several branches of the river. The lower 30 km are heavily frequented by motor boats.

The river is a destination for fishing tourists. There are caught mainly following fish species: rainbow trout , lake trout , Arctic grayling , king salmon , silver salmon , chum salmon and sockeye salmon .

At ( 59 ° 46 ′ 12.7 ″  N , 161 ° 4 ′ 0.6 ″  W ) there is a weir on the Kanektok River that is used to count fish.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kagati Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ↑ Kanektok River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  3. ↑ Dept. of Natural Resources: Kanektok River
  4. ↑ US Fish and Wildlife Service: Togiak National Wildlife Refuge