King Salmon River (Admiralty Island)

Several rivers bear the name King Salmon River in Alaska.
King Salmon River
King Salmon River (Admiralty Island) is located in Alaska
King Salmon River (Admiralty Island)
Location of the mouth of the King Salmon River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaHoonah–Angoon
Physical characteristics
SourceAdmiralty Island
 • locationKootznoowoo Wilderness, Admiralty Island National Monument
 • coordinates58°03′41″N 134°32′22″W / 58.06139°N 134.53944°W / 58.06139; -134.53944
 • elevation2,847 ft (868 m)[2]
MouthKing Salmon Bay, Seymour Canal
 • location
18 miles (29 km) south of Juneau
 • coordinates
58°02′31″N 134°20′27″W / 58.04194°N 134.34083°W / 58.04194; -134.34083[1]
 • elevation
10 ft (3.0 m)[1]
Length11 mi (18 km)[1]

The King Salmon River is a small stream on the northern tip of Admiralty Island of Southeast Alaska, United States.

It flows eastward then south for a total distance of 11 miles (18 km) from headwaters in the low mountains just south of Eagle Peak into King Salmon Bay of the Seymour Canal. Its entire course lies within Kootznoowoo Wilderness of the Admiralty Island National Monument.

A relatively small river, it is not navigable. Besides its namesake king salmon, the river hosts a large annual run of pink salmon.

  1. ^ a b c "King Salmon River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.