Information About

Savonoski River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Savonoski River on The Map

Location

58 ° 31' 55.999" N,
155 ° 20' 8.002" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

King Salmon

Tributary to

Naknek River

Tributaries

Ukak River,

Length

35 mi (56.33 km)

Elevation

36 ft (10.97 m)

Savonoski River in Detail.

About

heads at central terminus of Hook Glacier, flows W to Iliuk Arm Naknek Lake, on Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 22 mi. NW of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range

History

Named in 1919 as "Savonoski" or "Sabonoski" by R. F. Griggs, National Geographic Society, "after the abandoned Eskimo village at its mouth."