Eek River Explained

Eek River
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Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Eek River in Alaska
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Alaska
Subdivision Type4:Census Area
Subdivision Name4:Bethel
Length:108miles
Source1:small lake 0.5miles northeast of Mount Oratia
Source1 Location:Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
Source1 Coordinates:59.9383°N -160.0003°W
Source1 Elevation:2778feet[1]
Mouth:Eek Channel, Kuskokwim River
Mouth Location:45miles southwest of Bethel, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
Mouth Coordinates:60.0853°N -162.3078°W[2]
Mouth Elevation:0feet

The Eek River is a 108miles tributary of the Kuskokwim River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] It is south of the Kwethluk River and north of the Kanektok River, which also drain into the Kuskokwim or Kuskokwim Bay on the Bering Sea.

Beginning at a small lake near Mount Oratia in the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, the Eek River flows generally northwest into the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge to meet the larger river near Eek Island in western Alaska.[3] The Eek River supports large populations of pink salmon and Arctic char.[4]

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  1. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. Web site: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey . March 31, 1981. [{{gnis3|1401674}} Eek River ]. November 14, 2013.
  3. Book: Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer. DeLorme. Yarmouth, Maine. 55, 130 - 31. 7th. 2010. 978-0-89933-289-5.
  4. Book: Limeres, Rene. Pedersen, Gunnar. Alaska Fishing: The Ultimate Angler's Guide. 3rd. Publishers Design Group. Roseville, California. 2005. 61, 111. 1-929170-11-4. etal.