Resurrection River
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| Resurrection River | |
|---|---|
| File:Resurrection River valley 1992.jpeg The river valley seen from the edge of the Harding Icefield | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| City | Seward, Alaska |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Near Upper Russian Lake |
| Mouth | Resurrection Bay |
• location | Seward |
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• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 22 mi (35 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Boulder Creek, Martin Creek, Box Canyon Creek, Salmon Creek |
| • right | Summit Creek, Placer Creek, Exit Glacier Floodplain, Paradise Creek |
The Resurrection River is a large river on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. It rises near Upper Russian Lake in the Kenai Mountains and flows 22 miles (35 km) to empty into Resurrection Bay near Seward.[1][2] Part of the river passes through Kenai Fjords National Park. There has been small-scale placer mining for gold at the confluence of the river and Placer Creek.[3]
Fishing
[edit | edit source]Fishing for salmon is permitted in the lower Resurrection River. The river and bay it drains into have a very productive silver salmon fishery which peaks in August.[4] Other notable fisheries in the river include minor runs of Chinook salmon and Sockeye salmon.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Resurrection River
- ^ The Milepost, 59th edition, page 556, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Resurrection River Prospect, Seward District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA at Minedat.org
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