Nushagak River
River in Alaska, USA
title: "Nushagak River" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-dillingham-census-area,-alaska", "rivers-of-alaska", "rivers-of-unorganized-borough,-alaska"] description: "River in Alaska, USA" topic_path: "general/rivers-of-dillingham-census-area-alaska" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nushagak_River" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary River in Alaska, USA ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox river"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Nushagak River |
| native_name | esu |
| image | NushagakRiver.jpg |
| image_caption | Nushagak River |
| image_size | 300 |
| map_size | 300 |
| pushpin_map | USA Alaska |
| pushpin_map_size | 300 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of the mouth of the Nushagak River in Alaska |
| subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | United States |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name2 | Alaska |
| length | 280 mi |
| discharge1_location | mouth |
| discharge1_avg | 35315 cuft/s |
| source1 | Alaska Range |
| mouth | Nushagak Bay |
| mouth_location | Bristol Bay |
| mouth_coordinates | |
| mouth_elevation | 0 m |
| basin_size | 13400 sqmi |
| :: |
| name = Nushagak River | native_name =esu | name_other = | name_etymology = | image = NushagakRiver.jpg | image_caption = Nushagak River | image_size = 300 | map = | map_size = 300 | map_caption = | pushpin_map = USA Alaska | pushpin_map_size = 300 | pushpin_map_caption= Location of the mouth of the Nushagak River in Alaska | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = United States | subdivision_type2 = State | subdivision_name2 = Alaska | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = | length = 280 mi | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= mouth | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = 35315 cuft/s | discharge1_max = | source1 = Alaska Range | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Nushagak Bay | mouth_location = Bristol Bay | mouth_coordinates = | mouth_elevation = 0 m | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = 13400 sqmi | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = The Nushagak River () is a river in southwest Alaska, United States. It begins in the Alaska Range and flows southwest 450 km to Nushagak Bay, an inlet of Bristol Bay, east of Dillingham, Alaska.
The Mulchatna River is a major tributary. Other navigable tributaries include the Nuyakuk River and the King Salmon River.
Jet-boats are commonly used to access these tributaries and the upper Nushagak. The Wood River, Iowithla River and the Kokwok River are smaller tributaries.[[File:Nushagak Alaska jet boat.jpg|thumb|Nushagak Alaska jet boat]]
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Fishermen_gillnetting_in_the_Nushagak_River,_Alaska,1917(COBB_288).jpeg" caption="Fishermen gillnetting on the Nushagak River, 1917"] ::
The villages of Portage Creek, Ekwok, Koliganek and New Stuyahok are on the river. The town of Dillingham (Pop. 2,466) is on Nushagak Bay.
The Nushagak River is downstream of the proposed Pebble Mine, whose tailings storage lake would sit at the headwaters of the Koktuli River, one of the Nushagak's tributaries. Villages on the Nushagak are among the major opponents of the proposal.
Five species of Pacific salmon (Chinook, coho, sockeye, chum, and pink) spawn in the river or its tributaries. Commercial, subsistence and sport fishing are important in the area. Most notable is the annual run of king (Chinook) salmon which occurs from mid-June to mid-July. Rainbow trout, northern pike, grayling, burbot, whitefish and Arctic char are also present in the Nushagak. It is estimated that over 50% of the world's production of wild salmon is harvested in the Nushagak River and the Bristol Bay area.[[File:Nushagak Alaska Chinook salmon.jpg|thumb|Nushagak Alaska Chinook salmon]]
References
References
- {{GNIS. 1407364. Nushagak River
- (2009). "Field Guide to Rivers of North America". Academic Press.
- "Protect Bristol Bay | No Pebble Mine | Nushagak River Adventures Lodge".
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