Information About

Wood River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Wood River on The Map

Location

59 ° 3' 27" N,
158 ° 24' 37.001" W

Region

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City

Dillingham

Tributaries

Agulowak River,

Wood River in Detail.

About

heads in Lake Aleknagik and flows SSE to join Nushagak River to form Nushagak Bay NE of Dillingham; Bristol Bay Low.

History

Local name published by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) in 1890. Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3) Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), calls the stream "Alyagnagik" and Captain Tebenkof (1852, map 2), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), shows "Aleknagek," both obviously referring to the same Eskimo name.

Topo Maps

Dillingham (1951), Dillingham A-7 (1952), Dillingham A-7 (1952), Dillingham (1954), Dillingham (1954), Dillingham (1954),
Places Near Wood River
Cities:

Kanulik,

Bars:

Clark Spit, Combine Flats,

Capes:

Bradford Point, Clarks Point, Coffee Point, Nushagak Point, Picnic Point, Snag Point,

Cities:

Aleknagik, Dillingham,

Islands:

Grassy Island, Sheep Island,

Locales:

Vukhduli,

Rivers:

Black Slough, Clark Slough, Little Muklung River, Muklung River, Rolph Slough, Wood River,

Streams:

Akomilinak Creek, Arcana Creek, Belt Creek, Silver Salmon Creek, Squaw Creek,

Cities:

Anugnak, Clarks Point, Nelsonville, Nushagak, Wood River,