Alaska Gazetteer
Igushik River is a physical feature (stream) in Dillingham (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Igushik River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads at Amanka Lake, flows SE 50 mi to Nushagak Bay, 26 mi SW of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low. |
| History: | "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.""" |
| Borough: | Dillingham (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.6919441223 |
| Longitude: | -158.820007324 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Igushik River: Igushik River.
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Igushik, AK
(2.7 miles WNW) Ekuk, AK (12.3 miles NE) |
Tuklung, AK
(17.7 miles WNW) |
