Information About

Ugashik River

Quick Facts

Region:

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City:

Egegik

Length:

43 mi (69.2 km)

Tributaries:

Dog Salmon River,

About

heads in Upper Ugashik Lake and flows W, through Lower Ugashik Lake, to Ugashik Bay, on NW coast of Alaska Peninsula, 9 mi. SW of Ugashik, Bristol Bay Low.

History of Ugashik River

Eskimo name transcribed in French as "Ougatchik Riviere," in 1828 by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 259), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). At the same time Captain M. N. Staniukovich of the corvette Moller, called it "Soulima" in his journal, and for many years there was considerable confusion concerning the name of the stream or streams. According to Grewingk (1850, p. 129) there were two streams. The present spelling was given by W. H. Dall in 1868.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1948), Ugashik (1949), Ugashik B-5 (1954), Ugashik B-5 (1954), Ugashik (1963), Ugashik (1963), Ugashik (1963),

Places Near Ugashik River

Bays:

Ugashik Bay,

Capes:

Smoky Point,

Lakes:

Pike Lake, Silver Salmon Lake,

Rivers:

Dog Salmon River, King Salmon River, Ugashik River,

Streams:

Dago Creek, Old Creek, Pumice Creek,

Cities:

Pilot Point, Ugashik,