| Nuyakuk River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the Nuyakuk River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Dillingham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tikchik Lake |
| • location | Wood-Tikchik State Park |
| • coordinates | 59°56′13″N 158°11′32″W / 59.93694°N 158.19222°W[1] |
| • elevation | 316 ft (96 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Nushagak River |
• location | 65 miles (105 km) northeast of Dillingham |
• coordinates | 59°48′08″N 157°26′13″W / 59.80222°N 157.43694°W[1] |
• elevation | 177 ft (54 m)[1] |
| Length | 36 mi (58 km)[1] |
The Nuyakuk River is a 36-mile (58 km) tributary of the Nushagak River in southwestern Alaska, United States.[1] From its source at Tikchik Lake, an extension of Nuyakuk Lake in Wood-Tikchik State Park, it flows eastward into the larger river upstream of Koliganek.[3] The Nuyakuk's mouth is 65 miles (105 km) northeast of Dillingham.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f "Nuyakuk River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- ^ Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.