Mulchatna River

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The Mulchatna River is a 260 km long left tributary of the Nushagak River in Southwest Alaska.

Its headwaters is the Turquoise Lake in Lake Clark National Park. It flows southwest and empties in Koliganek, 105 km northeast of Dillingham, in the Nushagak River.

The used until the early 20th century by the Dena'ina Telaquana Trail runs between the Telaquana Lake and the Village at Lake Clark Kijik partially along the Mulchatna River. Today, the path is a trail for backpackers.

The first 39 km of the Mulchatna River within the national park in 1980 were reported by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act as a National Wild and Scenic River under the administration of the National Park Service.

Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Koliganek, Alaska National Wild and Scenic Rivers System Dillingham, Alaska Alagnak River Alatna River Andreafsky River Aniakchak River Beaver Creek (Alaska) Birch Creek (Alaska) Charley River Delta River Fortymile River Gulkana River Ivishak River John River (Alaska) Kobuk River Koyukuk River Noatak River Nowitna River Selawik River Sheenjek River Tinayguk River Tlikakila River Unalakleet River Wind River (Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska)
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