Information About

Igushik River

Quick Facts

Region:

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City:

Ekuk

Length:

50 mi (80.47 km)

Tributaries:

Ongoke River, Tuklung River, Tunuing River,

About

Heads at Amanka Lake, flows SE 50 mi to Nushagak Bay, 26 mi SW of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low.

History of Igushik River

Eskimo name reported by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 4), Royal Navy (RN), as "R[eka] Iguzhak." The descriptive name "Crooked River" was given in 1898 by J.E. Spurr, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); "Snake River" was applied in 1900 by Lieutenant Commander J.F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatross, "because of the rivers winding course."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Nushagak Bay (1945), Nushagak Bay (1949), Nushagak Bay (1949), Nushagak Bay C-3 (1950), Nushagak Bay C-3 (1950), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951),

Places Near Igushik River

Bars:

Nichols Spit,

Capes:

Nushagak Peninsula, Protection Point,

Hills:

Nichols Hills,

Ridges:

Igushik Ridge,

Rivers:

Igushik River, Nushagak River, Snake River,

Cities:

Igushik,