Resurrection River | |
Map Size: | 268 |
Pushpin Map: | Alaska |
Pushpin Map Size: | 268 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Resurrection River in Alaska |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Alaska |
Subdivision Type5: | City |
Subdivision Name5: | Seward, Alaska |
Length: | 22miles |
Discharge1 Location: | mouth |
Source1: | Near Upper Russian Lake |
Mouth: | Resurrection Bay |
Mouth Location: | Seward |
Mouth Coordinates: | 60.1223°N -149.3987°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
Tributaries Left: | Boulder Creek, Martin Creek, Box Canyon Creek, Salmon Creek |
Tributaries Right: | Summit Creek, Placer Creek, Exit Glacier Floodplain, Paradise Creek |
The Resurrection River is a large river on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. It rises near Upper Russian Lake in the Kenai Mountains and flows to empty into Resurrection Bay near Seward.[1] Part of the river passes through Kenai Fjords National Park. There has been small-scale placer mining for gold at the confluence of the river and Placer Creek.[2]
Fishing for salmon is permitted in the lower Resurrection River. The river and bay it drains into have a very productive silver salmon fishery which peaks in August.[3] Other notable fisheries in the river include minor runs of Chinook salmon and Sockeye salmon.