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Naknek River
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Salmon boats on the Naknek River
Naknek River is located in Alaska
Naknek River
Location of the mouth of the Naknek River in Alaska
Country United States
State Alaska
Borough Bristol Bay
Physical characteristics
Main source Naknek Lake
Katmai National Park and Preserve
33 ft (10 m)
58°41′04″N 156°25′25″W / 58.68444°N 156.42361°W / 58.68444; -156.42361
River mouth Kvichak Bay
2 miles (3 km) west of Naknek, Alaska Peninsula
0 ft (0 m)
58°43′07″N 157°03′56″W / 58.71861°N 157.06556°W / 58.71861; -157.06556
Length 35 mi (56 km)

Naknek River is a stream, 35 miles (56 km) long, in the Bristol Bay Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It flows west from Naknek Lake to empty into Kvichak Bay, an arm of Bristol Bay. The river and lake are both known for their sockeye and other salmon.

The village of King Salmon is near the head of the river; Naknek and South Naknek lie at its mouth, on the north and south banks respectively. The head lies within Katmai National Park and Preserve.

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