| Karluk River | |
|---|---|
 Weir on the Karluk River | |
  Location of the mouth of the Karluk River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kodiak Island |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Karluk Lake |
| • coordinates | 57°26′30″N 154°06′26″W / 57.44167°N 154.10722°W[1] |
| • elevation | 388 ft (118 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Shelikof Strait |
• location | Karluk |
• coordinates | 57°34′18″N 154°27′44″W / 57.57167°N 154.46222°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 24 mi (39 km)[3] |
The Karluk River is a stream, 24 miles (39 km) long, on Kodiak Island in the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] It begins at Karluk Lake in the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge and flows north and then northwest through Karluk Lagoon to the Shelikof Strait at Karluk.[4]
Sportfishing is popular in this river basin, "the largest and most productive" on Kodiak Island.[5] It has significant runs of sockeye salmon, Coho, pink, Chinook, and chum salmon, and steelhead, and Dolly Varden trout are also prevalent.[5] The entire main stem, rated Class I (easy) on the International Scale of River Difficulty, is floatable by raft or kayak.[5]
- ^ a b c "Karluk River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- ^ a b Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). United States Government Printing Office. p. 497. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^ Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
- ^ a b c Limeres, Rene; Pedersen, Gunnar; et al. (2005). Alaska Fishing: The Ultimate Angler's Guide (3rd ed.). Roseville, California: Publishers Design Group. pp. 336–37. ISBN 1-929170-11-4.