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The river is located on the Alaska Peninsula. It flows westward from ] into ] via ], an arm of ]. Egegik rapids are reported at the outlet of Becharof Lake.<ref name=Baker1906 /> The town of ] is situated at the mouth of the river.<ref name=Baker1906 /> White bluff is situated on the river's north shore, just inside Cape Chichagof at Bristol Bay.<ref>Baker, p. 672</ref> The ], which drains the area between Becharof and ] lakes, is the principal tributary to the Egegik from the north.<ref>Baker, p. 367</ref> Being {{convert|60|miles}} in length, it enters about {{convert|7.5|miles}} from the mouth of the Egegik.<ref name=Fisheries1907 /> The river is located on the Alaska Peninsula. It flows westward from ] into ] via ], an arm of ]. Egegik rapids are reported at the outlet of Becharof Lake.<ref name=Baker1906 /> The town of ] is situated at the mouth of the river.<ref name=Baker1906 /> White bluff is situated on the river's north shore, just inside Cape Chichagof at Bristol Bay.<ref>Baker, p. 672</ref> The ], which drains the area between Becharof and ] lakes, is the principal tributary to the Egegik from the north.<ref>Baker, p. 367</ref> Being {{convert|60|miles}} in length, it enters about {{convert|7.5|miles}} from the mouth of the Egegik.<ref name=Fisheries1907 />


Ugaguk River, the outlet of Lake Becharof, flows in a westerly direction for approximately {{convert|50|miles}}. It empties into the Kvichak Bay approximately {{convert|30|miles}} north of ] with its northern entrance point at ]. Its ] extends {{convert|25|miles}} up river and the river is navigable to within {{convert|10|miles}} of the lake, where there is a succession of ]s.<ref name="Fisheries1907">{{cite book|title=The Fisheries of Alaska|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=1dY0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA40|accessdate=5 July 2013|edition=Public domain|year=1907|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=40–}}</ref> At low water, a large part of the river bed is exposed with shoals, banks, and narrow, winding channels. At the mouth, shoal water extends for several miles offshore. Canneries were located at Ugaguk, and another on the north shore northwestward from Ugaguk. The river was about {{convert|2|miles}} wide at the point of the canneries.<ref name="Survey1916">{{cite book|author=U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey|title=United States Coast Pilot 9: Alaska|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=pcpBAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA235|edition=Public domain|year=1916|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=235–}}</ref> Ugaguk River, the outlet of Lake Becharof, flows in a westerly direction for approximately {{convert|50|miles}}. It empties into the Kvichak Bay approximately {{convert|30|miles}} north of ] with its northern entrance point at ]. Its ] extends {{convert|25|miles}} up river and the river is navigable to within {{convert|10|miles}} of the lake, where there is a succession of ]s.<ref name="Fisheries1907">{{cite book|title=The Fisheries of Alaska|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=1dY0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA40|accessdate=5 July 2013|edition=Public domain|year=1907|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=40–}}</ref> At low water, a large part of the river bed is exposed with shoals, banks, and narrow, winding channels. At the mouth, shoal water extends for several miles offshore.
==History==
In the early 20th century, two canneries operated on this river, owned, by the North Alaska Salmon Company and the Alaska Packers’ Association. Both plants were about {{convert|6|miles}} from the mouth. Only employing gill nets, fishing was carried on from about {{convert|3|miles}} above the cannery to the South Spit, near the mouth. Gill nets only are employed. ], ] (canned under a pink salmon label), and ] are part of the catch.<ref name=Fisheries1907 /> The river is about {{convert|2|miles}} wide at the point of the canneries.<ref name="Survey1916">{{cite book|author=U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey|title=United States Coast Pilot 9: Alaska|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=pcpBAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA235|edition=Public domain|year=1916|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=235–}}</ref>


==See also== ==See also==

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The Egegik River (pronounced locally, I-ga-gik; Central Alaskan Yup'ik, Igyagiiq; translation, "swift") is a waterway in the U.S. state of Alaska. A biological survey was conducted at the base of the Alaska Peninsula in 1902 by Wilfred Hudson Osgood, which included the Egegik River.

Etymology

The river has been known by other names and spellings: Ougagouk (1828); Ugaguk or Igagik (Russian variations); variously Agouyak, lgiagik. Egegak. Ugiagik; Ugaguk is obsolete except on Government maps.

Geography

The river is located on the Alaska Peninsula. It flows westward from Becharof Lake into Bristol Bay via Egegik Bay, an arm of Kvichak Bay. Egegik rapids are reported at the outlet of Becharof Lake. The town of Egegik is situated at the mouth of the river. White bluff is situated on the river's north shore, just inside Cape Chichagof at Bristol Bay. The King Salmon River, which drains the area between Becharof and Naknek lakes, is the principal tributary to the Egegik from the north. Being 60 miles (97 km) in length, it enters about 7.5 miles (12.1 km) from the mouth of the Egegik.

Ugaguk River, the outlet of Lake Becharof, flows in a westerly direction for approximately 50 miles (80 km). It empties into the Kvichak Bay approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Cape Greig with its northern entrance point at Cape Chichagof. Its tidewater extends 25 miles (40 km) up river and the river is navigable to within 10 miles (16 km) of the lake, where there is a succession of rapids. At low water, a large part of the river bed is exposed with shoals, banks, and narrow, winding channels. At the mouth, shoal water extends for several miles offshore.

History

In the early 20th century, two canneries operated on this river, owned, by the North Alaska Salmon Company and the Alaska Packers’ Association. Both plants were about 6 miles (9.7 km) from the mouth. Only employing gill nets, fishing was carried on from about 3 miles (4.8 km) above the cannery to the South Spit, near the mouth. Gill nets only are employed. King salmon, Dog salmon (canned under a pink salmon label), and coho salmon are part of the catch. The river is about 2 miles (3.2 km) wide at the point of the canneries.

See also

References

  1. ^ Baker, Marcus (1906). Geographic dictionary of Alaska (Public domain ed.). Government Printing Office. pp. 646–.
  2. Baker, p. 53
  3. Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 141–. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  4. Baker, p. 672
  5. Baker, p. 367
  6. ^ The Fisheries of Alaska (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. 1907. pp. 40–. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  7. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1916). United States Coast Pilot 9: Alaska (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 235–.

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