Cinder River

Cinder River
Cinder River is located in Alaska
Cinder River
Location of the mouth of the Cinder River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughLake and Peninsula
Physical characteristics
SourceAleutian Range, Alaska Peninsula
 • locationAniakchak National Monument and Preserve
 • coordinates56°55′08″N 157°36′31″W / 56.91889°N 157.60861°W / 56.91889; -157.60861[1]
 • elevation1,503 ft (458 m)[2]
MouthBristol Bay
 • location
136 miles (219 km) northeast of Port Moller
 • coordinates
57°22′14″N 158°05′51″W / 57.37056°N 158.09750°W / 57.37056; -158.09750[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length44 mi (71 km)[1]

The Cinder River is a stream, 44 miles (71 km) long, in southwestern Lake and Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It begins in Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve and flows northwest into Bristol Bay.[1]

Silver salmon are plentiful in the Cinder River, which drains cinder beds on the flanks of Mount Aniakchak. Accessible mainly by small airplanes that can land on cinder beds or beach sand, the river is lightly fished.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Cinder River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. ^ Limeres, Rene; Pedersen, Gunnar; et al. (2005). Alaska Fishing: The Ultimate Angler's Guide (3rd ed.). Roseville, California: Publishers Design Group. p. 244. ISBN 1-929170-11-4.