Aleknagik, Alaska
city
Aleknagik ( ə-LEK-nə-gik; Central Yupik: Alaqnaqiq) is a second class city in the Dillingham Census Area of the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 211 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Aleknagik is located at 59°16′42″N 158°37′23″W (59.278362, -158.622928) (Sec. 31, T010S, R055W, Seward Meridian), in the Bristol Bay Recording District.
Aleknagik is located at the head of the Wood River on the southeast end of Lake Aleknagik, 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Dillingham. The city is named after Aleknagik Lake.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 41.5 square miles (107.5 km2), of which 24.5 square miles (63.5 km2) is land and 17.0 square miles (44.0 km2), or 40.89%, is water.
Climate
Aleknagik's climate is similar to that of nearby Anchorage and Dillingham, having a typical subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfc). Fog and low clouds are common during July and August, and may preclude access. The lake and river are ice-free from June through mid-November.
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