Dog Salmon River Explained

Dog Salmon River
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Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Dog Salmon River in Alaska
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Alaska
Subdivision Type4:Borough
Subdivision Name4:Lake and Peninsula
Length:70miles
Source1:Mount Kialagvik
Source1 Location:Alaska Peninsula
Source1 Coordinates:57.1586°N -156.7472°W
Source1 Elevation:981feet[1]
Mouth:Ugashik River
Mouth Location:4miles southwest of Ugashik
Mouth Coordinates:57.4808°N -157.4839°W[2]
Mouth Elevation:0feet

The Dog Salmon River is a 70miles tributary of the Ugashik River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] Beginning on the flanks of Mount Kialagvik, it flows northwest through the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge to meet the larger river 4miles southwest of Ugashik, at the head of Ugashik Bay, an arm of Bristol Bay.[3]

It descends to the upper reaches of the bay from an elevation of 981feet[1] in a valley of the Aleutian Range between Mount Chiginagak and Mount Kialagvik.[3] Among its feeder streams are Figure Eight, Goblet, and Wandering creeks.[3]

It is shallow with many oxbow turns and is not navigable. The streambed is a mix of gravel and mud, with its milky glacier headwaters growing increasingly muddy as it progresses.

There are many rivers in Alaska bearing the name Dog Salmon River and this river should not be confused with those located on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta or eastern Norton Sound.

As its name suggests, the river primarily hosts large numbers of Chum Salmon along with smaller numbers of Pink Salmon and Dolly Varden char.

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Notes and References

  1. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. Web site: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey . March 31, 1981. [{{gnis3|1401281}} Dog Salmon River ]. December 1, 2013.
  3. Book: Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer. DeLorme. Yarmouth, Maine. 41 - 42. 7th. 2010. 978-0-89933-289-5.