Kvichak Bay
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Kvichak Bay is an arm on the northeast side of Bristol Bay
in southern Alaska
, at 58°26′N 157°54′W. It is 80 km (49.7 mi) long and 48 km (29.8 mi) wide. The Kvichak River
flows into the bay at its furthest northeast point, while the Naknek River
comes in from the east about 16 km (9.9 mi) to the south of the Kvichak.
Bristol Bay
Bristol Bay is the eastern-most arm of the Bering Sea, at 57° to 59° North 157° to 162° West in Southwest Alaska. Bristol Bay is 400 km long and 290 km, wide at its mouth...
in southern Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, at 58°26′N 157°54′W. It is 80 km (49.7 mi) long and 48 km (29.8 mi) wide. The Kvichak River
Kvichak River
The Kvichak River is a river in southwestern Alaska, located at the conjunction of the Alaska Peninsula, to the Alaska mainland at about With headwaters in Lake Iliamna, it drains the lake into Kvichak Bay, an arm of Bristol Bay. The river is about long. The communities of Levelock and Igiugig...
flows into the bay at its furthest northeast point, while the Naknek River
Naknek River
Naknek River is a 56-km-long river in the Bristol Bay Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It flows westward from Naknek Lake, draining it into the Kvichak Bay arm of Bristol Bay...
comes in from the east about 16 km (9.9 mi) to the south of the Kvichak.