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Kenai River bank. The Kenai River [Kee-nye] is a meltwater river that drains the central Kenai Peninsula region. Its source is the Kenai Lake. [2] Near Cooper Landing, the lake narrows to form the river. About 12 miles (19 km) from the lake, the river passes through Kenai Canyon for about 2 miles (3.2 km) of fast-flowing whitewater rapids.
Salmon runs of particular note are the Skeena and Nass river runs, and the most famous is the Fraser River sockeye run. The Fraser River salmon run has experienced declines in productivity since the 1990s, mirroring a similar decline in the 1960s. [46] The return abundance (population) of Fraser River sockeye in 2009 was estimated at a very low ...
In the Kenai River of Alaska, mature Chinook averaged 16.8 kg (37 lb 1 oz). [17] The current sport-caught world record, 44.1 kg ( 97 + 1 ⁄ 4 lb), was caught on May 17, 1985, in the Kenai River. The commercial catch world record is 57 kg (126 lb) caught near Rivers Inlet , British Columbia, in the late 1970s.
Columbia River sockeye have adapted to rising water temperatures caused by climate warming by migrating earlier in summer, shifting their migration period 11 days earlier from the 1950s to the ...
According to scale analysis, Columbia River sockeye return after one year in the Pacific Ocean in the 17-inch range, 2-ocean fish about 20 inches long, and 3-ocean fish might reach 25 inches, with ...
Looking up the Russian River. The Russian River (Russian: Рашен-Ривер) is a 13-mile-long (21 km) river on the Kenai Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska.It flows northward from Upper Russian Lake in the Kenai Mountains through Lower Russian Lake, draining into the Kenai River near the town of Cooper Landing.
Jul. 21—Snake River sockeye salmon are making a good showing at Bonneville Dam, but the endangered fish must contend with rising water temperatures to complete their daunting 900-mile journey ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Rivers of Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. It includes Rivers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.