Dog Salmon River

The Dog Salmon River is a 70-mile (110 km) tributary of the Ugashik River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] Beginning on the flanks of Mount Kialagvik, it flows northwest through the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge to meet the larger river 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Ugashik, at the head of Ugashik Bay, an arm of Bristol Bay.[3]

Dog Salmon River
Location of the mouth of the Dog Salmon River in Alaska
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Lake and Peninsula
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Kialagvik
• location	Alaska Peninsula
• coordinates	57°09′31″N 156°44′50″W[1]
• elevation	981 ft (299 m)[2]
Mouth	Ugashik River
• location	4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Ugashik
• coordinates	57°28′51″N 157°29′02″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length	70 mi (110 km)[1]

It descends to the upper reaches of the bay from an elevation of 981 feet (299 m)[2] in a valley of the Aleutian Range between Mount Chiginagak and Mount Kialagvik.[3] Among its feeder streams are Figure Eight, Goblet, and Wandering creeks.[3]

It is shallow with many oxbow turns and is not navigable. The streambed is a mix of gravel and mud, with its milky glacier headwaters growing increasingly muddy as it progresses.

There are many rivers in Alaska bearing the name Dog Salmon River and this river should not be confused with those located on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta or eastern Norton Sound.

As its name suggests, the river primarily hosts large numbers of Chum Salmon along with smaller numbers of Pink Salmon and Dolly Varden char.