Landscape, Alec River (IMAGE) University of Washington Caption The Alec River draining into Black Lake on the Alaska Peninsula. About 300,000 sockeye salmon spawn in the Alec River and its tributaries annually, while retired Dolly Varden remain in the river year round. Credit Morgan Bond Usage Restrictions Photo credit required. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.