Nonvianuk River

Nonvianuk River
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Water code	US :  1407130
location	Alaska (USA)
River system	Kvichak River
Drain over	Alagnak River  → Kvichak River  → Bering Sea
origin	Nonvianuk Lake 59 ° 1 ′ 5 "  N , 155 ° 35 ′ 31"  W.
Source height	196  m
muzzle	Alagnak River Coordinates: 59 ° 1 ′ 20 "  N , 155 ° 50 ′ 47"  W 59 ° 1 ′ 20 "  N , 155 ° 50 ′ 47"  W.
Mouth height	144  m
Height difference	52 m
Bottom slope	2.9 ‰
length	18 km
National Wild and Scenic River

The Nonvianuk River is an 18 km long left tributary of the Alagnak River in Katmai National Park on the Alaska Peninsula in southwestern Alaska .

It rises from Nonvianuk Lake on the western flank of the Aleutian chain , south of Iliamna Lake , flows westward and flows into the Alagnak River 77 km southwest of Kakhonak .

The name "Nonvianuk" has its origin in the name of the native people for the river.

The Nonvianuk River was designated in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act as a tributary of the Alagnak River along with it as a National Wild and Scenic River .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nonvianuk Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
2. ^ Nonvianuk River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
3. ↑ ANILCA, Title 6, Part A: Wild and Scenic Rivers within National Park System Additions ( Memento of March 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ National Wild & Scenic Rivers - Alagnak River ( Memento of March 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive )