| Egegik River | |
|---|---|
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 The river begins in the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge | |
  Location of the mouth of the Egegik River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Lake and Peninsula |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Becharof Lake |
| • location | Becharof National Wildlife Refuge |
| • coordinates | 58°02′25″N 156°50′26″W / 58.04028°N 156.84056°W[1] |
| • elevation | 14 ft (4.3 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Egegik Bay |
• location | 38 miles (61 km) southwest of Naknek, Alaska Peninsula |
• coordinates | 58°12′19″N 157°25′07″W / 58.20528°N 157.41861°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 28 mi (45 km)[1] |
The Egegik River (pronounced locally, I-ga-gik; Central Alaskan Yup'ik, Igyagiiq; translation, "swift")[3] 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.[4]
- ^ a b c d "Egegik River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- ^ Baker, Marcus (1906). Geographic dictionary of Alaska (Public domain ed.). Government Printing Office. pp. 646–.
- ^ Baker, p. 53