Eek River

The Eek River is a 108-mile (174 km) tributary of the Kuskokwim River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It is south of the Kwethluk River and north of the Kanektok River, which also drain into the Kuskokwim or Kuskokwim Bay on the Bering Sea.[3]

Eek River
Location of the mouth of the Eek River in Alaska
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Bethel
Physical characteristics
Source	small lake 0.5 miles (0.8 km) northeast of Mount Oratia
• location	Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
• coordinates	59°56′18″N 160°00′01″W[1]
• elevation	2,778 ft (847 m)[2]
Mouth	Eek Channel, Kuskokwim River
• location	45 miles (72 km) southwest of Bethel, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
• coordinates	60°05′07″N 162°18′28″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length	108 mi (174 km)[1]

Beginning at a small lake near Mount Oratia in the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, the Eek River flows generally northwest into the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge to meet the larger river near Eek Island in western Alaska.[3] The Eek River supports large populations of pink salmon and Arctic char.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Alaska

References

1. "Eek River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
2. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
3. Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 55, 130–31. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
4. Limeres, Rene; Pedersen, Gunnar; et al. (2005). Alaska Fishing: The Ultimate Angler's Guide (3rd ed.). Roseville, California: Publishers Design Group. pp. 61, 111. ISBN 1-929170-11-4.

External links

• Eek River System – Alaska Department of Natural Resources