Information About

Nushagak River

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 47' 57.998" N,
158 ° 37' 57" W

Region

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City

Ekuk

Tributaries

Black Slough, Chichitnok River, Iowithla River, Keefer Cutoff, Kokwok River, Mulchatna River, Nuyakuk River, Scandinavian Slough,

Length

242 mi (389.46 km)

Fatalities

4

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Pink Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Arctic Char, Rainbow smelt, Orca

Nushagak River in Detail.

Getting There

About

Heads at 6035N, 15606W and flows southwest 242 miles to join the Wood River to form Nushagak Bay, 2 miles east of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low.

History

Eskimo name recorded about 1809 by Sub. Lieutenant Ivan Filipovich Vasiliev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Published as "Reka Nushegak" by Lieutenant Sarichev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) (1826, map 3). In 1778 Captain James Cook, RN, (1785, p. 433) named this feature "Bristol River." See Bristol Bay. According to Lieutenant L.A.Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) (Michael, p. 254), in 1844 the headwater of this stream, above the Nuyakuk River, was called "Ilgayak" by the Eskimos.

Fatalities

On May 13, 2024, 2 people died while boating. Read More

On May 13, 2024, 2 people died while boating, fishing. Read More