Newhalen River
| Newhalen River | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Lake and Peninsula |
| Source | Six Mile Lake |
| - elevation | 253 ft (77 m) [1] |
| - coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [2] |
| Mouth | Iliamna Lake |
| - location | 3 miles (5 km) south of Iliamna |
| - elevation | 46 ft (14 m) [2] |
| - coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [2] |
| Length | 22 mi (35 km) [3] |
  Location of the mouth of the Newhalen River in Alaska
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The Newhalen River is a 22-mile (35 km) stream in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] Beginning at Six Mile Lake, the Newhalen flows south to enter Iliamna Lake about 3 miles (5 km) south of Iliamna.[2]
Alaska Fishing describes the river as "the major pathway for a mind-boggling migration of sockeye salmon"[4] that ascend the stream in early summer. The main game fish in addition to sockeye are rainbow trout.[4]
It is possible to float parts of the Newhalen in rafts and kayaks. However, waterfalls rated Class V (extremely difficult) on the International Scale of River Difficulty and other sections of whitewater rated Class IV (very difficult) mean that the river "is rarely run in its entirety".[5] The first 8 miles (13 km) below Six Mile Lake are Class I (easy), and there is a take-out point, Upper Landing, at the end of this stretch. More difficult water begins below Upper Landing.[5]
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References
- ↑ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
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