Description
Alaganik Slough is located distributary of Copper River, 12 mi. SE of Cordova; Malaspina Coastal Plain. 15 miles long.
History
Eskimo name derived from the nearby Eskimo village of Alaganik; reported as "Algonek River" in 1899 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), and "Alaganik River" in 1900 by F. C. Schrader and T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).