Newhalen River
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The Newhalen River (Dena'ina: Nughiltnu) is a Template:Convert stream in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.<ref name="Place Names"/> Beginning at Six Mile Lake, the Newhalen flows south to enter Iliamna Lake about Template:Convert south of Iliamna.<ref name="gnis"/>
Alaska Fishing describes the river as "the major pathway for a mind-boggling migration of sockeye salmon"<ref name="Alaska Fishing">Template:Cite book</ref> that ascend the stream in early summer. The main game fish in addition to sockeye are rainbow trout.<ref name="Alaska Fishing"/>
It is possible to float parts of the Newhalen in rafts and kayaks. However, waterfalls rated Class V (extremely difficult) on the International Scale of River Difficulty and other sections of whitewater rated Class IV (very difficult) mean that the river "is rarely run in its entirety".<ref name="Jettmar">Template:Cite book</ref> The first Template:Convert below Six Mile Lake are Class I (easy), and there is a take-out point, Upper Landing, at the end of this stretch. More difficult water begins below Upper Landing.<ref name="Jettmar"/>
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