Where We Are

Igyaraq (Igiugig Village) is located at the confluence of Nanvarpak / Nila Vena (Lake Iliamna) and Kuicaraq (the Kvichak River)—water bodies in which the residents of the regional Alaska Native communities live in deep relationship with, and depend upon for navigation and traditional harvesting activities, as has occurred for hundreds of generations. Igyaraq has a 3,000 feet runway that is maintained year-round. Please contact us if you have any questions about how to travel to our village.

Nanvarpak / Nila Vena (Lake Iliamna)

Nanvarpak is the largest lake in Alaska, the 8th largest in the U.S., and covers nearly 1,000 sq. miles. The lake is 77 miles long and up to 22 miles wide, with a maximum depth of 988 feet. It is the largest sayak (sockeye salmon) rearing lake in the world. Through Kuicaraq, its waters drain into Bristol Bay.

Kuicaraq (Kvichak River)

With headwaters in Nanvarpak, Kuicaraq drains the lake into an arm of Bristol Bay. The river is about 50 miles long. The Alaska Native communities of Elivelek (Levelock) and Igyaraq (Igiugig) are located on Kuicaraq. The name of the river means from, or up to, great water—a reference to Nanvarpak.