Igushik River

The Igushik River is a stream, 50 miles (80 km) long, in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] The river flows south from Amanka Lake into the Nushagak Bay arm of Bristol Bay.[3] Except for a small segment in the village of Manokotak, the entire river is part of the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge.[3][4]

Igushik River
Alaska Packer's Association saltery on the Igushik River, 1917
Location of the mouth of the Igushik River in Alaska
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Dillingham
Physical characteristics
Source	Amanka Lake
• location	Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
• coordinates	59°02′52″N 159°16′11″W[1]
• elevation	133 ft (41 m)[2]
Mouth	Nushagak Bay
• location	26 miles (42 km) southwest of Dillingham
• coordinates	58°41′31″N 158°49′12″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length	50 mi (80 km)[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Alaska

References

1. "Igushik River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
2. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
3. Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 48, 56. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
4. "Community Information Summaries". Alaska Community Database. State of Alaska. 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2013.