The Chinook salmon is the largest and most valuable species of Pacific salmon. Its common name is derived from the Chinookan peoples. Other vernacular names for the species include king salmon, quinna
A male Chinook in his spawning phase
Chinook salmon tail, showing distinctive combination of black spots and silver
Ocean-caught Chinook salmon
The Kenai River called Kahtnu in the Dena'ina language, is the longest river in the Kenai Peninsula of southcentral Alaska. It runs 82 miles westward from Kenai Lake in the Kenai Mountains, through th
The Kenai River at Cooper Landing, July 2008
The Kenai River running past Soldotna Creek Park in downtown Soldotna, June 2013
The Kenai in winter, March 2007