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Egegik River
Egegik Bay
The river begins in the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge
Egegik River is located in Alaska
Egegik River
Location of the mouth of the Egegik River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughLake and Peninsula
Physical characteristics
SourceBecharof Lake
 • locationBecharof National Wildlife Refuge
 • coordinates58°02′25″N 156°50′26″W / 58.04028°N 156.84056°W / 58.04028; -156.84056[1]
 • elevation14 ft (4.3 m)[2]
MouthEgegik 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 / 58.20528; -157.41861[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length28 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]

  1. ^ a b c d "Egegik River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  2. ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. ^ Baker, Marcus (1906). Geographic dictionary of Alaska (Public domain ed.). Government Printing Office. pp. 646–.
  4. ^ Baker, p. 53

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