Savonoski River
| Savonoski River | ||
.jpg) Lower course with alluvial plain |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1409105 | |
| location | Alaska (USA) | |
| River system | Naknek River | |
| Drain over | Naknek River → Bering Sea | |
| origin |
Hook Glacier 58 ° 31 ′ 18 ″ N , 154 ° 26 ′ 8 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 300 m | |
| muzzle |
Iliuk Arm of Naknek Lake Coordinates: 58 ° 31 ′ 57 " N , 155 ° 20 ′ 14" W 58 ° 31 ′ 57 " N , 155 ° 20 ′ 14" W |
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| Mouth height | 11 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 289 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 4.7 ‰ | |
| length | 62 km | |
| Left tributaries | Rainbow River | |
| Right tributaries | Grosvenor River | |
.jpg) Mouth of the Savonoski River into the Iliuk Arm (Naknek Lake) |
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The Savonovski River is a 62 km long river on the Alaska Peninsula in southwest Alaska (USA).
The Savonoski River has its origin at about 300 m height on the north flank of the 2286 m high Mount Steller . It is fed by the Hook Glacier . It initially flows about 10 km in a northwesterly direction and then turns west. In the Savonoski River which flows Rainbow River from the left and shortly afterwards from the north of Grosvenor River . The latter forms the outflow of Lake Grosvenor . In the lower reaches the river forms an alluvial plain with numerous river arms. The Savonoski River eventually reaches the eastern end of the Iliuk Arm , a sub-basin of Naknek Lake . The Savonoski River and its catchment area lie entirely within the Katmai National Park . There is an archaeological site near the mouth of the Grosvenor River .
