Kijik River
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Kijik River Ch'ak'daltnu |
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| Water code | US : 1404650 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Kvichak River | |
| Drain over | Newhalen River → Kvichak River → Bering Sea | |
| Headwaters |
Neacola Mountains 60 ° 38 ′ 49 " N , 153 ° 34 ′ 23" W. |
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| Source height | 1000 m | |
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Lake Clark Coordinates: 60 ° 17 '5 " N , 154 ° 13' 41" W 60 ° 17 '5 " N , 154 ° 13' 41" W. |
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| Mouth height | 77 m | |
| Height difference | 923 m | |
| Bottom slope | 14 ‰ | |
| length | 66 km | |
| Catchment area | 772 km² | |
| Flowing lakes | Lachbuna Lake | |
 Sockeye salmon in the Kijik River |
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The Kijik River is a river in Lake Clark National Park in southwest Alaska .
The Kijik River is fed by a smaller glacier in the Neacola Mountains at an altitude of 1000 m . It flows in a south-westerly direction through the mountains. It flows through the Lachbuna Lake . For the last 10 km the river turns south-southeast and after 66 km it flows into Lake Clark . The catchment area covers 772 km². The 30 km long section of the river below Lachbuna Lake offers white water of difficulty level V for kayakers and rafters .
The Kijik River forms a spawning of sockeye salmon ( Oncorhynchus nerka ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ USGS 15297990 KIJIK R AT MOUTH NR PORT ALSWORTH AK
- ↑ Alaska whitewater, Kijik River . riverfacts.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.