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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 Ugiagik; Ugaguk is obsolete except on Government maps.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. Egegik rapids are reported at the outlet of Becharof Lake. The village 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 a tributary to the Egegik from the north.

See also

• List of Alaska rivers

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

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