King Salmon River

King Salmon River refers to several rivers in Alaska:

  • A tributary of the Nushagak River
  • A tributary of the Ugashik River
  • A tributary of the Egegik River
  • A small drainage on Admiralty Island

Famous quotes containing the words king, salmon and/or river:

    “I want everybody to come and have some fish and chips with King Gypo.”
    —Dudley Nichols (1895–1960)

    “The first man to discover Chinook salmon in the Columbia, caught 264 in a day and carried them across the river by walking on the backs of other fish. His greatest feat, however, was learning the Chinook jargon in 15 minutes from listening to salmon talk.”
    —State of Oregon, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    “There are knives that glitter like altars
    In a dark church
    Where they bring the cripple and the imbecile
    To be healed.

    There’s a woden block where bones are broken,
    Scraped clean—a river dried to its bed”
    —Charles Simic (b. 1938)