ome . ▁ ▁For ▁other ▁rivers ▁named ▁S nake ▁River , ▁see ▁S nake ▁River ▁( disambiguation ). ▁ ▁S nake ▁River ▁is ▁a ▁river ▁in ▁south west ▁Al aska , ▁USA . ▁It ▁forms ▁the ▁out flow ▁of ▁Lake ▁N un av aug al uk ▁and ▁flows ▁initially ▁in ▁sout he astern , ▁later ▁in ▁a ▁pre domin antly ▁southern ▁direction , ▁where ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁me and ering ▁behavior ▁with ▁numerous ▁river ▁loops ▁and ▁ox bow ▁la kes . ▁ 1 5 ▁km ▁above ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁We ary ▁River ▁meets ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁S nake ▁River . ▁This ▁finally ▁flows ▁ 2 5 ▁km ▁south west ▁of ▁D illing ham ▁in ▁the ▁N ush ag ak ▁Bay . ▁Further ▁west ▁flows ▁the ▁Ig ush ik ▁River ▁and ▁further ▁east ▁the ▁N ush ag ak ▁River ▁flows ▁into ▁the ▁bay . ▁The ▁river ▁system ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁a ▁smaller ▁population ▁of ▁ ▁so ck ey e ▁sal mon ▁( On cor h yn chus ▁ner ka ) ▁for ▁sp aw ning ▁in ▁summer . ▁The ▁mean ▁dis charge ▁at ▁the ▁out flow ▁from ▁Lake ▁N un av aug al uk ▁is ▁ 1 5 . 4 ▁m ³ / s . ▁The ▁highest ▁dis charg es ▁occur ▁in ▁May ▁and ▁June ▁during ▁the ▁snow m elt . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁rivers ▁of ▁Al aska ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁D illing ham ▁Census ▁Area , ▁Al aska ▁Category : R ivers