King Salmon River (Admiralty Island) Explained

King Salmon River
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Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the King Salmon River in Alaska
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Alaska
Subdivision Type4:Census Area
Subdivision Name4:Hoonah - Angoon
Length:11miles
Source1:Admiralty Island
Source1 Location:Kootznoowoo Wilderness, Admiralty Island National Monument
Source1 Coordinates:58.0614°N -134.5394°W
Source1 Elevation:2847feet[1]
Mouth:King Salmon Bay, Seymour Canal
Mouth Location:18miles south of Juneau
Mouth Coordinates:58.0419°N -134.3408°W[2]
Mouth Elevation:10feet

The King Salmon River is a small stream on the northern tip of Admiralty Island of Southeast Alaska, United States.

It flows eastward then south for a total distance of 11miles from headwaters in the low mountains just south of Eagle Peak into King Salmon Bay of the Seymour Canal. Its entire course lies within Kootznoowoo Wilderness of the Admiralty Island National Monument.

A relatively small river, it is not navigable. Besides its namesake king salmon, the river hosts a large annual run of pink salmon.

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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|1404743}} King Salmon River]. January 15, 2014.